6dFGS gJ050159.7-144314 is a barred spiral galaxy in the constellation Lepus. Its velocity with respect to the cosmic microwave background is 13,338±45 km/s, which corresponds to a Hubble distance of 625 Mly (191 Mpc). Its diameter is thought to be about 35.000 light-years so it is roughly the third in size compared to the Milky Way.

Supernovae

One supernova has been observed in NGC 337:

SN 2025byu (type II, mag. 18.7) was discovered by ZTF on Februar 18,025.


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