| DATE | 13 Oct 2016 |
| TELESCOPE OPTICS | 508 mm mirror f.4 ccd Kodak KAF8300 3326 x 2504px 5.4 x 5.4µm |
| EXPOSURE | binning 2: composite image, 26 minutes |
| IMAGE SIZE (ARCMIN) | 29 |
| LIGHT TRAVEL TIME (Derived Redshift. Millions Light Years) | 66 |
| MAGNITUDE | 10.33 |
| POSITION RA-DEC J2000 | 04:20:00.40 -54:56:16.0 |
| POSITION ANGLE: | 261 |
| Rotation Velocity km/s | ~100 |
| Size (Light Years) | 121,500 (ESO-Uppsala "Quick Blue" IIa-O) |
| DETAILS | NGC1566 is an 'intermediate spiral galaxy' also classed as a "Seyfert" galaxy, the second brightest after ngc1068. Supernovae ASASSN-14ha and SN 2010el occurred close to the central mass. |
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