NGC 1398
| Galaxy data from NGC 1398 |
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| The galaxy NGC 1398 imaged using the Very Large Telescope | |
| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | Chemical furnace |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 03 h 38 m 52.1 s |
| declination | -26 ° 20 ′ 16 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | (R_1R'_2) SB (rs) ab / Sy |
| Brightness (visual) | 9.8 likes |
| Brightness (B-band) | 10.6 mag |
| Angular expansion | 7.2 ′ × 5.2 ′ |
| Position angle | 100 ° |
| Surface brightness | 13.6 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Affiliation |
Eridanus Galaxy Clusters SSRS Group 72 |
| Redshift | 0.004657 ± 0.000013 |
| Radial velocity | 1396 ± 4 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(58 ± 4) · 10 6 ly (17.7 ± 1.2) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | Wilhelm Temple |
| Discovery date | October 9, 1861 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 1398 • PGC 13434 • ESO 482-22 • MCG -04-09-40 • IRAS 03367-2629 • 2MASX J03385213-2620162 • AM 0336-263 • LDCE 0251 NED030 | |
NGC 1398 is a barred spiral galaxy with an active galactic nucleus from Hubble type SBab in the constellation Fornax the southern sky . It is around 58 million light years away from the Milky Way and has a diameter of around 130,000 light years.
The galaxy NGC 1412 is located in the same area of the sky .
The Type Ib supernova SN 1996N was observed here.
The object was discovered on October 9, 1861 by the German astronomer Wilhelm Tempel .
Ultraviolet image created using GALEX
Panoramic image taken with the 81 cm mirror telescope of the Mount Lemmon Observatory .
