Galaxy · Elliptical
NGC 2373
NGC 2373 is a galaxy in the direction of the constellation Gemini, 362.8 million light-years away.
| Type | Elliptical (estimated) |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Gemini |
| Distance | 362.8 million light-years (111.23 Mpc) |
| Diameter | 84,400 light-years · 0.97 × the Milky Way |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −20.66 |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 14.57 |
| Luminosity | 0.8 × the Milky Way |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 7h 26m 37.0s |
| Declination (J2000) | +33° 49′ 26″ |
| Source | 2MASS Redshift Survey (Huchra et al. 2012) |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 14.57. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 56° S. North of latitude 56° N it never sets. It stands highest at midnight in January, the best time to observe it.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out 363 million years ago. At that time complex animals were spreading through the seas and over the land; there were no dinosaurs yet. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 6,435.5 billion years.