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Proper Name	None
Messier Number	None
NGC/IC Number	NGC 7437
Constellation	Pegasus
Right Ascension	22h 58m 10s
Declination	+14° 18' 32"
Distance	c.95,200,000 light years c.29,200,000 parsecs
Magnitude	Apparent: +13.3 Absolute: -19.0
Mean Diameter	Apparent: 1.8' Actual: c.50,000 light years
Hubble Type	Scd Spiral Galaxy
Optimum Visibility	September
Notes	NGC 7437 is oriented so as to appear almost perfectly face-on from the Milky Way, making its loose and rather faint spiral structure evident. While distinctly spiral in form, some sources suggest that it also has aspects of a ring galaxy.

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