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Proper Name	None
Messier Number	None
NGC/IC Number	NGC 7563
Constellation	Pegasus
Right Ascension	23h 15m 56s
Declination	+13° 11' 46"
Distance	c.193,500,000 light years c.59,300,000 parsecs
Magnitude	Apparent: +12.9 Absolute: -21.2
Mean Diameter	Apparent: 1.5' Actual: 92,300 light years
Hubble Type	Sa Spiral Galaxy
Optimum Visibility	September / October
Notes	Part of a cluster of galaxies running through the southern parts of Pegasus, NGC 7563 lies some three degrees southeastward of the bright star Markab in the sky. This is a galaxy with a spiral form and a prominent active nucleus.

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