NGC 1572 is a large barred spiral galaxy in the constellation of Caelum. Its velocity with respect to the cosmic microwave background is , which corresponds to a Hubble distance of . However, six non-redshift measurements give a closer mean distance of . It was discovered by British astronomer John Herschel on 23 October 1835.
NGC 1572 is a Seyfert II galaxy, i.e. it has a quasar-like nucleus with very high surface brightnesses whose spectra reveal strong, high-ionisation emission lines, but unlike quasars, the host galaxy is clearly detectable.
Supernova One supernova has been observed in NGC 1572: SN 2009la (TypeIa, mag. 15.7) was discovered by Stuart Parker on 12 November 2009, and independently by , on 11 November 2009.
See also List of NGC objects (1001–2000)
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