NGC 1705 is a peculiar lenticular galaxy and a blue compact dwarf galaxy (BCD) in the southern constellation of Pictor, positioned less than a degree to the east of Iota Pictoris, and is undergoing a starburst. With an apparent visual magnitude of 12.6 it requires a telescope to observe. It is estimated to be approximately 17 million light-years from the Earth, and is a member of the Dorado Group. This is a relatively isolated galaxy, with its nearest neighbors being more than 500 kpc distant. However, its neutral hydrogen disk shows a significant amount of warp, suggesting that the outer gas is still settling into place. The mass models of the galaxy suggest the dominant source of mass is a dark matter halo. It has a super star cluster located near the galactic center, and shows strong galactic winds. Designated NGC1750–1, this cluster has a maximum radius of 2.85 pc and is 12 Myr old. The major starburst activity is happening at the core of the galaxy, within the central ~150 pc, and this is providing the main ionizing source out to distance of ~1 kpc or more. Over the last 10 million years it has added 5.7 solar mass worth of stars. The younger stars in the galaxy with an age below a billion years have an estimated 6 solar mass and are mainly concentrated near the center, while the older star populations have 2.2 solar mass and form a more extended distribution. The total mass of neutral hydrogen in the galaxy is estimated at 2.2 solar mass.