NGC 1566
| NGC 1566 | |
|---|---|
 A mid-infrared image of NGC 1566 taken by the Spitzer Space Telescope (SST). | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Dorado |
| Right ascension | 4h 20m .4s[1] |
| Declination | −54° 56′ 16″[1] |
| Redshift | 1504 ± 2 km/s[1] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 10.3[1] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | SAB(rs)bc[1] |
| Apparent size (V) | 8′.3 × 6′.6[1] |
| Other designations | |
| PGC 14897[1] | |
NGC 1566 is an intermediate spiral galaxy in the constellation Dorado. It is the dominant[2] member of the Dorado Group and also its brightest member.[3][4] It is the second brightest Seyfert galaxy after NGC 1068.[2] Its absolute luminosity is 3.7×1010 L☉.[5] It contains 1.4×1010 M☉ of H I.[5]
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References
- ^ a b c d e f g "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 1566. Retrieved 2007-04-01.
- ^ a b de Vaucouleurs, Gérard (April 1 1973), "Southern Galaxies.VI. Luminosity Distribution in the Seyfert Galaxy NGC 1566", Astrophysical Journal, 181: 31–50, doi:10.1086/152028
{{citation}}: Check date values in:|date=(help)CS1 maint: date and year (link) - ^ Huchra, John Peter; Geller, Margaret J. (June 15 1982), "Groups of galaxies. I - Nearby groups", Astrophysical Journal, 257 (Part 1): 423–437, doi:10.1086/160000
{{citation}}: Check date values in:|date=(help)CS1 maint: date and year (link) - ^ Firth, P.; Evstigneeva, E. A.; Jones, J. B.; Drinkwater, M. J.; Phillipps, S.; Gregg, M. D. (November 2006), "Kinematics, substructure and luminosity-weighted dynamics of six nearby galaxy groups", Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 372 (4): 1856–1868, doi:10.1111/j.1365-2966.2006.10993.x
{{citation}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link) CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ a b Virginia A. Kilborn; Bärbel S. Koribalski; Duncan A. Forbes; David G. Barnes; Ruth C. Musgrave (January 2005), "A Wide-Field Hi Study of the NGC 1566 Group", Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 356 (1): 77–88, doi:10.1111/j.1365-2966.2004.08450.x
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