Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Eridanus (Eri)  ·  Contains:  IC 2041  ·  NGC 1531  ·  NGC 1532
Galaxy NGC1532, Nicholas Jones
Galaxy NGC1532
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Galaxy NGC1532, Nicholas Jones
Galaxy NGC1532
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Description

NGC1532 is an edge-on barred galaxy that lies at a distance of 50 million years. Its contorted shape has been attributed to the gravitation pull of its companion dwarf galaxy (NGC1531)

Location: Central Victorian Highlands, Victoria, Australia

Dates: October 2019

Telescope: AG Optical Systems 0.3 meter iDK,

Focal length 2121 mm

Camera: mono FLI ML16200 with a Loadstar X2 on an Astrodon MOAG off-axis guider.

Adaptive Optics: SXV-AO-LF

Observatory: Scopedome

Acquisition: Voyager

Integration frames: 45x 240sec luminance,25 x240sec Red, 27 x 240sec Green, 25 x 240sec Blue.

Angle 179 degrees

Plate size: 44' x 35'

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