Right ascension 03 38 52.13 Redshift 0.004657 Apparent size (V) 7.2′ × 5.2′ Magnitude 9.7 Apparent magnitude (V) 9.7 | Declination −26° 20′ 16.2″ Type (R')SB(r)ab Distance 6.14934346 × 10^23 m Constellation Fornax | |
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Similar NGC 1360, NGC 1350, NGC 1380, NGC 1387, NGC 1169 | ||
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. The galaxy, with a diameter of 135,000 light years, is slightly larger than the Milky Way. Over 100 billion stars are in the galaxy. It was first discovered by Friedrich Winnecke of Karlsruhe, Germany, on 17 December 1868, while he was searching for comets.
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