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Because Dorado contains part of the Large Magellanic Cloud, it is rich in deep sky objects. The Large Magellanic Cloud, 1,000 light-years in diameter, is a satellite galaxy of the Milky Way, located at a distance of 179,000 light-years. It has been deformed by its gravitational interactions with the larger Milky Way. In 1987, it became host to SN 1987A, the first supernova of 1987 and the closest since 1604.This 25,000 light-year wide galaxy contains over 10,000 million stars. All coordinates given are for Epoch J2000.0. | Because Dorado contains part of the Large Magellanic Cloud, it is rich in deep sky objects. The Large Magellanic Cloud, 1,000 light-years in diameter, is a satellite galaxy of the Milky Way, located at a distance of 179,000 light-years. It has been deformed by its gravitational interactions with the larger Milky Way. In 1987, it became host to SN 1987A, the first supernova of 1987 and the closest since 1604.This 25,000 light-year wide galaxy contains over 10,000 million stars. All coordinates given are for Epoch J2000.0. | ||
* NGC 1566 is an intermediate spiral galaxy.[5]NGC 1566 (RA 04h 20m 00s Dec -56° 56.3′) | |||
* NGC 1566 is an intermediate spiral galaxy.[5]NGC 1566 (RA 04h 20m 00s Dec -56° 56.3′) It gives its name to the NGC 1566 Group of galaxies. | |||
*NGC 1755 (RA 04h 55m 13s Dec -68° 12.2′) | |||
[[File:NCG1566.jpg|thumb|NCG1566 Spiral Galaxy]] | [[File:NCG1566.jpg|thumb|NCG1566 Spiral Galaxy]] | ||
* NGC 1763 (RA 04h 56m 49s Dec -68° 24.5′) Skyview image is a bright nebula associated with three type B stars.NGC 1820 (RA 05h 04m 02s Dec -67° 15.9′) Skyview image is an open cluster. | * NGC 1763 (RA 04h 56m 49s Dec -68° 24.5′) Skyview image is a bright nebula associated with three type B stars.NGC 1820 (RA 05h 04m 02s Dec -67° 15.9′) Skyview image is an open cluster. | ||