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galaxy

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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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.