Q506417

Also known as New General Catalogue 1566, NGC 1569

spiral galaxy in the constellation Doradus

Key facts

Constellation: Dorado
Right ascension: 04 20 00.40200
Declination: −54 ° 56 ′ 16.5781 ″
Heliocentric radial velocity: 1,506.1 km/s
Distance: 69 Mly (21.3 Mpc )
Apparent magnitude v: 9.73 ± 0.03
Type: SAB(rs)bc
Mass: 6.5 × 10 M ☉
Size: 118,175 ly (36.25 kpc ) (estimated)
Apparent size v: 8′.51 × 5′.37

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Wikidata facts

Distance from Earth: 20.7
Image: NGC1566 - Noirlab2208a.jpg

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Commons category: NGC 1566
catalog code: Gaia DR2 4779165759875235200
redshift: 0.0043
galaxy morphological type: SABbc
time of discovery or invention: 1826-05-28
right ascension: 65.00167500377300
apparent magnitude: 6.886
declination: -54.93793836226130
parallax: 1.1123
radial velocity: 1487
right ascension component of proper motion: -3.855
declination component of proper motion: -2.109

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NGC 1566, sometimes known as the Spanish Dancer, is an intermediate spiral galaxy located around 69 million light years away in the constellation of Dorado. The exact distance of this galaxy remains elusive with measurements ranging from 6 Mpc up to 21 Mpc.

It was discovered on May 28, 1826 by Scottish astronomer James Dunlop. At 10th magnitude, it requires a telescope to view.