Astronomy:NGC 2563

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NGC 2563
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationCancer (constellation)
Right ascension 08h 20m 35.6916s[1]
Declination+21° 04′ 04.185″[1]
Distance210 Mly(64.6 Mpc)
Group or clusterNGC 2563 (LGG 158)
Apparent magnitude (V)12.39
Characteristics
TypeS0
Other designations
UGC 04347 CGCG 119-065 CGCG 0817.7+2114 MCG +04-20-033[1]

NGC 2563 is a lenticular galaxy in constellation Cancer. It was discovered on February 13, 1787, by William Herschel.[2]

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