* Astronomy

NGC 1532 (also ESO 359-27, IRAS 04102-3259, MCG -5-11-2 and PGC 14638) is a magnitude +10.7 edge-on barred spiral galaxy located 48 million light-years away in the constellation Eridanus.

The galaxy was discovered by Scottish astronomer James Dunlop using a  homemade 9-foot 22.86 cm (9 inch) f/12 speculum Newtonian reflector at Paramatta, New South Wales, Australia, on the 29th October 1826.

Position (J2000): R.A. 04h 12m 04.3s  |  Dec. -32° 52' 27.2"

NGC 1532 may possess several dwarf companion galaxies. The galaxy is clearly interacting with one of these galaxies, the amorphous dwarf galaxy NGC 1531. The tidal forces from this interaction have created unusual plumes above the disk of NGC 1532.
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The galaxy hosted supernova ATLAS16dvr

Credit DSS