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

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NGC 1532, Mark Sansom
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NGC 1532

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Located 65 million light years away in the constellation Eridanus is the large spiral galaxy NGC 1532 and its  small companion galaxy NGC 1531. The gravitational effect of the small companion is causing plumes of stars to extend outwards from the large spiral.

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