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NGC 1532 is a nearly edge-on spiral galaxy in the Southern constellation Eridanus. This galaxy is interacting with the irregular galaxy NGC 1531, just above its central bulge. This interaction is affecting both galaxies and a conspicuous blue star stream is emanating from NGC 1532. This galaxy has no popular name but, in my opinion, it resembles a kind of “Empire Destroyer Ship” seen in the Star Wars saga.
![ngc1532-lrgb-07-eds-bcc](https://astrojosep.files.wordpress.com/2016/11/ngc1532-lrgb-07-eds-bcc.jpg?w=600)
Now, back to serious topics, this galaxy is one of the largest galaxies of the Fornax Group, having among its members other large galaxies like NGC 1365, a version of which can be found here, or NGC 1316, already imaged and it will be included soon in this web site.
Additional Information
Object
Name(s): NGC 1532
Type: Barred spiral galaxy
RA: 04h 12m 42s
Dec: -32ΒΊ 49β 59β
Constellation: Eridanus
Size (arcmin): 12×4
Magnitude: +9.9
Distance: 56 Mly
Image
Date: 2016-10-27 thru 2016-11-05
Location: iTelescope.net, SSO near Coonabarabran, NSW Australia
Size (arcmin):37×30
Telescope: Planewave CDK 20β f/6.8
Camera: SBIG STX16803 (4096x4096pix)
Guiding: Astrodon MonsterMOAG off-axis guider
Total exposure: 9 hours 15 min (L: 3.5 hours; RGB: 5h45m)
Processing: CCDStack, Photoshop CC 2015.5
Jajaja molt bona la similitut amb Stars Wars
Molt maca!!
Actually also known as Haley’s Coronet Galaxy
Thanks for the info!!
Clear skies!