NGC 1566
NGC 1566 is a mixed spiral galaxy located in the constellation of Dorado. The NGC is a catalog of 7,840 nebulae, star clusters, and galaxies. Here are the key stats on NGC 1566:
| NGC: | NGC 1566 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | mixed spiral |
| Galaxy morph class: | SABb |
| Constellation: | Dorado |
| Surface brightness: | 23.0 mag/arcsec2 |
| V-mag (visual): | 9.73 |
| B-mag (blue): | 10.2 |
| J-mag (IR): | 7.76 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 7.21 |
| Right Ascension: | 04:20:00.42 |
| Declination: | -54:56:16.10 |
| Major axis: | 7.23 ' |
| Minor axis: | 5 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 45° |
| Radial velocity: | 1506 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.005036 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS