* Astronomy

NGC 1554 (also known as Struve's Lost Nebula, LBN 817 or CED 32A) is a magnitude +11.9 reflection nebula near the star T Tauri located 460 light-years away in the constellation Taurus.
Physically nearby is NGC 1555, a reflection nebula known as Hind's Nebula or Hind's Variable Nebula.

The nebula was discovered by Russian-German astronomer Otto Wilhelm von Struve using a 38.1 cm (15 inch) refractor at the Pulkovo Astronomical Observatory on the 14th March 1868.
The nebula was confirmed by Heinrich d'Arrest using a 4.75" refractor in Leipzig on the 23rd March 1868

Position (J2000): R.A. 04h 21m 43.5s  |  Dec. +19° 31' 16"

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