NGC 1398

NGC 1398 is an isolated barred spiral galaxy exhibiting a double ring structure. It is located 65 million light years from the Earth, in the constellation of Fornax.^[2][3] The galaxy, with a diameter of approximately 292,000 light years, is bigger than the Milky Way. Over 100 billion stars are in the galaxy.^[4] The discovery credit for NGC 1398 is often given to Friedrich Winnecke of Karlsruhe, Germany, who observed it on 17 December 1868, while he was searching for comets.^[5] German astronomer Wilhelm Tempel had first observed it on 9 October 1861, but he did not publish his observation until 1882.^[6]

ConstellationFornax

Right ascension03^h 38^m 52.0633^s[1]

Declination−26° 20′ 15.583″^[1]

Redshift0.004657^[1]

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NGC 1398
NGC 1398 imaged by FORS2 instrument at ESO's VLT.
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation	Fornax
Right ascension	03h 38m 52.0633s[1]
Declination	−26° 20′ 15.583″[1]
Redshift	0.004657[1]
Distance	61.8 ± 4.3 Mly (18.96 ± 1.33 Mpc)[1]
Apparent magnitude (V)	10.63[1]
Characteristics
Type	(R')SB(r)ab[1]
Size	~291,900 ly (89.51 kpc) (estimated)[1]
Apparent size (V)	7.1′ × 5.4′[1]
Other designations
ESO 482-22, IRAS 03367-2629, MCG -04-09-040, PGC 13434[1]

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