NGC 173
SDSS image of NGC 173
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation	Cetus
Right ascension	00h 37m 12.5s[1]
Declination	+01° 56′ 32″[1]
Redshift	0.014563[1]
Apparent magnitude (V)	13.7[1]
Characteristics
Type	SA(rs)c[1]
Apparent size (V)	3.2' × 2.6'[1]
Other designations
IRAS F00346+0140, 2MASX J00371247+0156321, UGC 369, MCG +00-02-092, PGC 2223, CGCG 383-043[1]

NGC 173 is an unbarred spiral galaxy located approximately 3.8 million light-years away in the constellation Cetus.