NGC 1566

NGC 1566 is an intermediate spiral galaxy in the constellation Dorado. ^+{{{1}}}_−{{{2}}}

NGC 1566
A close-up image of NGC 1566 taken by the Hubble’s Wide Field Camera 3.
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation	Dorado
Right ascension	04h 20m 00.40200s
Declination	−54° 56′ 16.5781″
Redshift	0.005017
Helio radial velocity	1,506.1 km/s
Distance	69 Mly (21.3 Mpc)
Type	SAB(rs)bc
Mass	6.5×1010 M☉
Apparent dimensions (V)	8′.51 × 5′.37
Apparent magnitude (V)	9.73±0.03
Other designations
PGC 14897

NGC 1566 Media

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  Spanish Dancer Galaxy Twirls into View from NSF’s NOIRLab in Chile

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  Image of NGC 1566 taken by James Webb's Mid-Infrared Instrument