NGC 1566 is an intermediate spiral galaxy in the constellation Dorado.
NGC 1566 | |
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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) |
Apparent magnitude (V) | 9.73±0.03 |
Characteristics | |
Type | SAB(rs)bc |
Mass | 6.5×1010 M☉ |
Apparent size (V) | 8′.51 × 5′.37 |
Other designations | |
PGC 14897 | |
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