NGC 1373

galaxy

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Within Vinony's link graph, NGC 1373 is referenced by 418 other articles, and connects out to list of NGC objects (1001–2000), Fornax and epoch.

It is catalogued under topics including Astronomical objects discovered in 1837, Dwarf elliptical galaxies and Fornax.

Its subject is documented across 29 Wikipedia language editions.

Astronomical data · SIMBAD

Object type: GiP
Redshift: z = 0.004573
Coordinates: RA 53.7467° · Dec -35.1711°

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Key facts

Constellation: Fornax (constellation)
Right ascension: 03 34 59.2
Declination: −35 ° 10 ′ 16 ″
Heliocentric radial velocity: 1334 km/s
Distance: 61.13 Mly (18.744 Mpc )
Group or cluster: Fornax Cluster
Absolute magnitude v: −18.77
Type: E+
Mass: 1.3 × 10 (Stellar mass)/6 × 10 (Total Mass) M ☉
Size: ~18,800 ly (5.76 kpc ) (estimated)
Apparent size v: 1.1 x 0.9

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: elliptical galaxy
Constellation: Fornax
Distance from Earth: 18.38
Image: NGC 1373 DSS.jpg

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catalog code: LEDA 13252
galaxy morphological type: Sa
discoverer or inventor: John Frederick William Herschel
time of discovery or invention: 1837-11-29
redshift: 0.004620
apparent magnitude: 10.594
right ascension: 53.7467000
declination: -35.1711806
radial velocity: 1368
epoch: J2000.0
Commons category: NGC 1373

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Encyclopedic overview

NGC 1373 is a dwarf elliptical galaxy located 61 million light years away in constellation of Fornax. The galaxy was discovered by astronomer John Herschel on November 29, 1837, and is a member of the Fornax Cluster. NGC 1373 is a host to a supermassive black hole with an estimated mass of 4.6 million solar masses.

63 known globular clusters have been observed surrounding NGC 1373, along with 13 observed planetary nebulae.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “NGC 1373” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.