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barred spiral galaxy of the Fornax Cluster

Key facts

Constellation
Eridanus
Right ascension
04 12 04.335
Declination
−32 ° 52 ′ 26.745 ″
Redshift
0.003 468 ± 0.000 017
Heliocentric radial velocity
1,040 ± 5 km/s
Distance
58.34 ± 1.47 Mly (17.887 ± 0.451 Mpc )
Type
SB(s)b pec
Size
~373,400 ly (114.47 kpc ) (estimated)
Apparent size v
12.6′ × 3.3′

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Wikidata facts

Constellation
Eridanus
Distance from Earth
14.2
Image
ESO - Ngc1532 gendler (by).jpg
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Commons category
NGC 1532
catalog code
LEDA 14638
galaxy morphological type
Sbc
discoverer or inventor
James Dunlop
time of discovery or invention
1826-10-29
apparent magnitude
6.729
right ascension
63.018058
declination
-32.8742111
radial velocity
1208
redshift
0.003989
epoch
J2000.0
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Encyclopedic overview

NGC 1532, also known as Haley's Coronet, is an edge-on barred spiral galaxy located approximately 58 million light-years from the Solar System in the constellation Eridanus. The galaxy was discovered by James Dunlop on 29 October 1826.

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Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “NGC 1532” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.