NGC 1587, NGC 1588, NGC 1589

Also Known as: UGC 3063, Leda 15332 (NGC 1587), PGC 15340 (NGC 1588), PGC 15342, UGC 3065 (NGC 1589)

Object Type: Galaxies

Constellation: Taurus

Distance from Earth: 164 million light years (NGC 1587), 130 million light years (MGC 1588), 170 million light years (NGC 1589)

Apparent Magnitude: 11.7 (NGC 1587), 14.1 (NGC 1588), 11.81 (NCG 1589)

Coordinates: RA 04H 32M 02S DEC 00 deg 54 min 58 sec (NGC 1589)

Actual Size:

Apparent Dimensions: 2.08 arc-minutes x 1.48 arc-minutes (NGC 1587), 1.26 arc-minutes x 0.7 arc-minutes (NGC 1588), 3.06 arc-minutes x 0.98 arc-minutes (NGC 1589)

Discovered by: NGC 1587 & NGC 1588 were first discovered by William Herschel on December 19, 1783. The spiral galaxy NGC 1589 was also discovered by William Herschel on the same night in December of 1783.

Description: NGC 1589 is classified as Spiral (SAab) according to the Hubble and de Vaucouleurs galaxy morphological classification.
The spiral galaxy NGC 1589 – located almost 170 million light-years away in the constellation Taurus the Bull – is like most galaxies: It has a supermassive black hole deep in its core.
The small group of galaxies associated with NGC 1589 consists of the NGC galaxies 1586,1587,1588 and 1589 along with a number of other UGC galaxies in the field. The total number of galaxies in the group is probably about 7.
The brighter galaxy NGC 1587 is a peculiar elliptical galaxy.
NGC 1587 is Interacting with the elliptical galaxy NGC 1588, and is part of the NGCC 1587 group of Galaxies.
It would appear that both NGC 1589 and 1587 may belong to a class of AGN known as low luminosity AGN’s or LLAGN. Interestingly it is NGC 1589 and 1587 which are classified as a pair in the UZC catalogue.

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NGC 1589 is a Spiral Galaxy in the Taurus constellation. NGC 1589 is situated close to the celestial equator and, as such, it is at least partly visible from both hemispheres in certain times of the year.
Given its B magnitude of 13.8, NGC 1589 is visible with the help of a telescope having an aperture of 14 inches (350mm) or more.

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NGC 1577, NGC 1588, NGC 1589 galaxies

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