NGC 1398
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| NGC 1398 | |
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NGC 1398
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| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Fornax[1] |
| Right ascension | 03h 38m 52.13s[2] |
| Declination | −26° 20′ 16.2″[2] |
| Redshift | 0.004657[2] |
| Distance | 65 million light years[3] |
| Type | (R')SB(r)ab[2] |
| Apparent dimensions (V) | 7.2′ × 5.2′[1] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 9.70[1] |
| Other designations | |
| ESO 482-22[1] | |
NGC 1398 is an isolated barred spiral galaxy. It is located 65 million light years from the Earth, in the constellation of Fornax.[3][4] 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.[5] It was first discovered by Friedrich Winnecke of Karlsruhe, Germany, on 17 December 1868, while he was searching for comets.[6]
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