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NGC 1570 (also NGC 1571, ESO 250-19, MCG -7-10-1, AM 0420-434, PGC 14971) is a magnitude +12.3 elliptical galaxy located 204 million light years away in the constellation Caelum.

The galaxy was discovered by John Herschel using a 47.5 cm (18.7 inch) f/13 speculum reflector at Feldhausen, Claremont, Cape Town, on the 4th December 1836.  
The galaxy was rediscovered by John Herschel in 1837 and re-listed as NGC 1571.

Right Ascension 04h 22m 08.9s, Declination -43° 37' 48"



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