NGC1566 Galaxy
| OBJECT | NGC1566 in Dorado |
| DATE | 18 Oct 2011 |
| TELESCOPE OPTICS | 508 mm mirror f.4 effective f/4.6 with paracorr2. ccd sony ICX285AL 1360 x 1024px 6.45 x 6.45µm |
| EXPOSURE | binning 1: composite image, 31 minutes |
| IMAGE SIZE (ARCMIN) | ~14 |
| DISTANCE | 66 Million Light Years |
| MAGNITUDE | 9.7 |
| POSITION RA-DEC J2000 | RA: 04h20m00.0s DE:-54°56'00" |
| POSITION ANGLE: | 60 |
| DETAILS | NGC1566 is an 'intermediate spiral galaxy' also classed as a "Seyfert" galaxy, the second brightest after ngc1068. |