Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Dorado (Dor)  ·  Contains:  NGC 1566

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    NGC 1566, the Spanish Dancer, Geoff
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    NGC 1566, the Spanish Dancer

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      NGC 1566, the Spanish Dancer, Geoff
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      NGC 1566, the Spanish Dancer

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      NGC 1566 is the brightest member of a nearby galaxy group in Dorado and is about 50 million light years away.It is one of the brightest Seyfert galaxies, with a very luminous nucleus which has many quasar-like characteristics, although it is much less energetic.

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