NGC 7063
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| Constellation | swan |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 21 h 23 m 27.4 s |
| declination | + 46 ° 22 ′ 43 ″ |
| Appearance
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| classification | III2p |
| Physical data
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| Affiliation | Milky Way |
| distance | 2250 ly |
| Age | 95 million years |
| history | |
| Discovered by | John Herschel |
| Discovery time | August 19, 1828 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 7063 • OCl 192 • Cr 434 • | |
NGC 7063 is an open cluster of Trumpler type III2p in the constellation Swan at the northern sky . It has a diameter of 8 arc minutes and a brightness of +7.00 mag. The cluster is about 2,250 light years from the solar system and is estimated to be 95 million years old.
The object was discovered on August 19, 1828 by John Herschel .