NGC 1566

E483241
Messier-like galaxy NGC object Seyfert galaxy Seyfert type 1 galaxy active galactic nucleus barred spiral galaxy intermediate spiral galaxy spiral galaxy

NGC 1566 is a bright, nearby spiral galaxy and active galactic nucleus often called the "Spanish Dancer Galaxy," located in the constellation Dorado.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Messier-like galaxy ⓘ
NGC object ⓘ
Seyfert galaxy ⓘ
Seyfert type 1 galaxy ⓘ
active galactic nucleus ⓘ
barred spiral galaxy ⓘ
intermediate spiral galaxy ⓘ
spiral galaxy ⓘ
bestSeenInMonth January ⓘ
catalogCode C 70 ⓘ
NGC 1566 NERFINISHED ⓘ
PGC 14897 NERFINISHED ⓘ
discoveredBy James Dunlop NERFINISHED ⓘ
discoveryDate 1826 ⓘ
hasAlternativeName Caldwell 70 NERFINISHED ⓘ
Spanish Dancer Galaxy NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasAngularSize 8.3 × 6.6 arcminutes ⓘ
hasApparentMagnitudeV ~10.3 ⓘ
hasBar weak bar ⓘ
hasDeclination −54° 56′ (J2000) approximate ⓘ
hasDistance ~18 Mpc ⓘ
~60 million light-years ⓘ
hasGalaxyType grand-design spiral ⓘ
hasHostGalaxyGroup NGC 1566 group of galaxies ⓘ
hasInclination moderately face-on ⓘ
hasNotableFeature bright, compact nucleus ⓘ
high contrast between arms and interarm regions ⓘ
prominent, symmetric spiral pattern ⓘ
hasNucleusType variable Seyfert nucleus ⓘ
hasRadialVelocity 1502 km/s ⓘ
hasRedshift 0.005017 ⓘ
hasRightAscension 04h 20m 00s (J2000) approximate ⓘ
hasRingStructure inner ring (rs) ⓘ
hasSpiralArms two main spiral arms ⓘ
hasStarFormation enhanced in spiral arms ⓘ
hasSupermassiveBlackHole yes ⓘ
locatedInConstellation Dorado NERFINISHED ⓘ
memberOf Dorado Group NERFINISHED ⓘ
NGC 1566 group NERFINISHED ⓘ
morphologicalType SAB(rs)bc ⓘ
observedBy Chandra X-ray Observatory NERFINISHED ⓘ
ESO Very Large Telescope NERFINISHED ⓘ
Hubble Space Telescope NERFINISHED ⓘ
XMM-Newton NERFINISHED ⓘ
shows X-ray emission from nucleus ⓘ
infrared emission from central region ⓘ
optical emission lines typical of Seyfert 1 ⓘ
visibleIn Southern Hemisphere NERFINISHED ⓘ

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Dorado → contains → NGC 1566 ⓘ
constellation Dorado → containsDeepSkyObject → NGC 1566 ⓘ
subject surface form: Dorado
constellation Dorado → containsGalaxy → NGC 1566 ⓘ
subject surface form: Dorado