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NGC 1532 · galaxy

NGC 1532

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.

RA04h 12m 04sDec−32° 52' 26"

Image: ESO /IDA/Danish 1.5 m/R.Gendler and J.-E. Ovaldsen. CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.

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Identity & coordinates

Identification

Primary designation
NGC 1532
All designations
NGC 1532
Object type
Galaxy
Constellation
Eridanus
Best viewing
Winter

Coordinates & physical

Right ascension (J2000)
04h 12m 04s
Declination (J2000)
−32° 52' 26"
Apparent magnitude (V)
Distance
Redshift (z)
0.003468
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Visibility tonight

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The science

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.

Summary adapted from Wikipedia · CC-BY-SA-4.0

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References

Wikipedia title resolved via id — the catalog designation was a Wikipedia article title directly.

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  • coordinates: SIMBAD missing → NED used