Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Eridanus (Eri)  ·  Contains:  IC 2041  ·  NGC 1531  ·  NGC 1532

Image of the day 01/07/2020

NGC 1531/1532 Interacting Galaxies in Eridanus, José Joaquín Pérez
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NGC 1531/1532 Interacting Galaxies in Eridanus

Image of the day 01/07/2020

NGC 1531/1532 Interacting Galaxies in Eridanus, José Joaquín Pérez
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NGC 1531/1532 Interacting Galaxies in Eridanus

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NGC 1532 is an edge-on barred spiral galaxy located approximately 50 million light-years from the Solar System in the constellation Eridanus. It may possess several dwarf companion galaxies. The galaxy is clearly interacting with one of these galaxies, the amorphous dwarf galaxy NGC 1531. The tidal forces from this interaction have created unusual plumes above the disk of NGC 1532.

NGC 1532 is also an outlying member of the Fornax Cluster.

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NGC 1531/1532 Interacting Galaxies in Eridanus, José Joaquín Pérez