NGC 1376
A Hubble Space Telescope (HST) image of NGC 1376
Observation data ( J2000 epoch)
Constellation	Eridanus
Right ascension	03h 37m 05.80s [1]
Declination	−05° 02′ 36″ [1]
Redshift	0.013873±0.00003 [1]
Distance	180 Mly (55.1 M pc) [2]
Apparent magnitude (V)	12.1 [2]
Characteristics
Type	SA(s)cd [1]
Size	71,000 ly
Apparent size (V)	1.95 x 1.82 [3]
Notable features	Older stars near core
Other designations
IRAS 03346-0512, [1] MCG-01-10-011, [1] PGC 13352, [1] GSC 04722-00875 [1]

NGC 1376 is a spiral galaxy located around 180 million light-years away in the constellation Eridanus. ^[1] It was discovered in 1785 by William Herschel, and it is 79,000 light-years across. ^[1] NGC 1376 is not known to have an active galactic nuclei, but it does have lots of star-forming regions. ^{[2] [3]}

Concentrated along the spiral arms of NGC 1376, bright blue knots of gas highlight areas of active star formation. ^[4] These regions show an excess of light at ultraviolet (UV) wavelengths because they contain brilliant clusters of hot, newborn stars that are emitting UV light. ^[2] The less intense, red areas near the core and between the arms consist mainly of older stars. ^{[4] [2]} The reddish dust lanes delineate cooler, denser regions where interstellar clouds collapse to form new stars. ^[1] Behind the spiral arms is a sprinkling of reddish background galaxies. ^[2]

NGC 1376 belongs to a class of spirals that are seen nearly face on from our line of sight. ^[1] Its orientation aids astronomers in studying details and features of the galaxy from a relatively unobscured vantage point. ^[2]

NGC 1376 is home to a supernova ( SN 1990go) ^[2] that rivaled the brightness of the entire nucleus (as seen from ground-based telescopes) for several weeks. This was observed in 1990. ^{[2] [3]}

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