Spanish Dancer Galaxy galaxy observation

ESA/Hubble & NASA, D. Calzetti and the LEGUS team, R. Chandar

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Spanish Dancer Galaxy

Official catalogue designation: NGC 1566

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NGC 1566, known as the Spanish Dancer Galaxy, has two prominent spiral arms threaded with dust and star-forming regions. It is an intermediate spiral in Dorado. This Hubble image reveals its elegant structure in striking detail.

Galaxy type
Intermediate spiral
Distance from Earth
c. 60 million light-years
Constellation
Dorado
Approximate diameter
Not established in our reference
Right ascension
04h 20m 00.49s
Declination
−54° 56′ 15.28″

Distances and sizes are estimates. Coordinates identify the catalogue object, rather than an exclusive plot of space.

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