-173°F is an extremely low temperature, equivalent to about -114°C. This temperature is significantly below the freezing point of water, which is 32°F (0°C). At -173°F, many materials, including gases, can condense into liquids or even solids. This temperature is often associated with the properties of liquid helium, which remains in a liquid state at temperatures close to absolute zero. Such low temperatures are typically found in cryogenics, a field of science that studies the behavior of materials at very low temperatures.