NGC 1589

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 has nine galaxies, including NGC 1586, NGC 1587, NGC 1588, NGC 1620, UGC 3054, UGC 3058, UGC 3072, and UGC 3080.

Supernova

One supernova has been observed in NGC 1589: SN 2001eb was discovered by Tom Boles on 29 August 2001.