Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Dorado (Dor)  ·  Contains:  NGC 1566
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The Spanish Dancer!!! NGC 1566, Diego Colonnello
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NGC 1566, sometimes known as the Spanish Dancer, is an intermediate spiral galaxy in the constellation Dorado. It is the dominant and brightest member of the Dorado Group, being among the brightest Seyfert galaxies in the sky. Wikipedia

Magnitude: 10.3

Constellation: Dorado

Apparent size (V): 8′.3 × 6′.6

Apparent magnitude (V): 10.3

Redshift: 0.005017

Distance: 38.4 ± 18.6 Mly; (11.8 ± 5.7 Mpc)

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The Spanish Dancer!!! NGC 1566, Diego Colonnello