NGC 1566
NGC 1566 is a mixed spiral galaxy located in the constellation Dorado. Some key stats include:
NGC: | NGC 1566 |
Type: | galaxy |
Galaxy type: | mixed spiral |
Galaxy morph class: | SABb |
Constellation: | Dorado |
Surface brightness: | 23.0 mag/arcsec2 |
V-magnitude (visual): | 9.73 |
B-magnitude (blue): | 10.2 |
J-magnitude (IR): | 7.76 |
H-magnitude (IR): | |
K-magnitude (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 units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination units = DD:MM:SS.SS
PN = planetary nebula