04h11m59.3s, −32° 51′03″NGC 1531
04h11m 59.3s[1]
−32° 51′ 03″[1]
42.4 million light-years
12.9[1]
Characteristics
S0 pec[1]
Size
~15 kly (diameter)
Apparent size (V)
1.3′ × 0.9′[1]
Other designations
NGC 1531 is a dwarf galaxy in the constellation Eridanus that is interacting with the larger spiral galaxy NGC 1532.[2] It was discovered by John Herschel on 19 October 1835.[3] Although technically classified as a peculiar lenticular galaxy, the galaxy's structure is better described as amorphous.[2]
Media related to NGC 1531 at Wikimedia Commons
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