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NGC 1566 — Galaxy in Dorado

Galaxy Excellent (62/100)

Spiral

Magnitude 9.4m Galaxy Dorado (Dor) Visible
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1Properties

Magnitude 9.4
Angular Size 7.2′ × 5.0′
Position Angle 45°
Distance 70.35 million ly
Galaxy Type Spiral (SABbc)
B, vL, VG, svmbM, 15s d in RA

Position & Identifiers

RA 04h 19m 60.0s
Dec -54° 55' 60.0"
Constellation Dorado (Dor)
Catalog NGC 1566

2How easy to spot?

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Telescope Bortle 3 Bortle 4 Bortle 5
80mm refr. Medium+ Medium+ Medium
150mm Newt. Easy Easy Easy
C8 203mm Easy Easy Easy
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Bortle 3 = rural · 4 = outer suburbs · 5 = suburbs

Easy on Seestar S50

3Visibility

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Best season Oct – Dec (peak: Nov)

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125x TFOV: 0.4° Lim. mag: 13.6
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NGC 1566 · 7.2′×5.0′ · N up, E left

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Visibility scores assume a 150 mm Newton at Bortle 4.

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Easy
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Easy
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Galaxy mag 9.5 1.0° Dorado
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Medium+
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Galaxy mag 11.0 1.1° Dorado
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Easy
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Easy
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Globular Cluster mag 8.4 9.7° Horologium
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