NGC 1589 is a large spiral galaxy in the constellation of Taurus. Its velocity with respect to the cosmic microwave background is , which corresponds to a Hubble distance of . However, three non-redshift measurements give a closer mean distance of . It was discovered by German-British astronomer William Herschel on 19 December 1783.
NGC 1589 group NGC 1589 is the largest galaxy in a group of galaxies named after it. The NGC 1589 group (also known as LGG 117) has nine galaxies, including , , , NGC 1620, , , and .
Supernova One supernova has been observed in NGC 1589: SN 2001eb (TypeIa, mag. 16.3) was discovered by Tom Boles on 29 August 2001.
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See also List of NGC objects (1001–2000)
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