It is no wonder this galaxy was only discovered in 1938.
It is exceptionally faint.
Without enhancing its brightness a bit as I have done, it barely shows in the image.

The Fornax Dwarf Spheroidal (formerly known as the Fornax System) is a dwarf elliptical galaxy in the constellation Fornax that was discovered in 1938 by Harlow Shapley. He discovered it while he was in South Africa on photographic plates taken by the 24 inch (61 cm) Bruce refractor at Boyden Observatory, shortly after he discovered the Sculptor Dwarf Galaxy.
The galaxy is a satellite of the Milky Way and contains six globular clusters, an unusually high number for its size; the largest, NGC 1049, was discovered before the galaxy itself. The galaxy is also receding from the Milky Way at 53 km/s. It mostly contains population II stars, but also has populations of young and intermediate age.

Globular clusters
Using the Hubble Space Telescope, scientists derived a color-magnitude diagram for Fornax 4, a globular cluster within this galaxy. Unlike the globular clusters Fornax 1, 2, 3, and 5, which have horizontal branches across a wide range of colors and include RR Lyrae variables, Fornax 4 is found to have only red in its horizontal branch. Fornax 4 is also ~3 Gyr younger than the other globular clusters. The color-magnitude diagram of Fornax 4 has a strong similarity to "young" galactic globular Ruprecht 106.

It has been debated for some time whether the globular cluster Fornax 6 is a true member of the Fornax Dwarf, or merely a chance alignment of stars and/or galaxies. A 2021 study found it to be a true cluster and a member, but it is notably more metal-rich and therefore likely younger than the other clusters. It is estimated to be about 2 billion years old.
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The Fornax Dwarf Galaxy is a fascinating neighbor within our cosmic community. It's a satellite galaxy of the Milky Way, located about 460,000 light-years away in the constellation Fornax. Despite being relatively close to us on a galactic scale, it's considered faint and elusive due to its low surface brightness.

This galaxy is rich in history—astronomers have found several ancient globular clusters within it, which are densely packed groups of old stars. The presence of these clusters suggests that the Fornax Dwarf has had a complex and intriguing evolutionary past.