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 approximately 292,000 light years, is bigger 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.
Two supernovae have been observed in NGC 1398:
- SN 1996N (type Ib/c, mag. 16) was discovered by the Perth Astronomical Research Group on 12 March 1996.
- SN 2025zi (type Iax [02cx-like], mag. 20.07) was discovered by BlackGEM on 21 January 2025.
Gallery
See also
- List of NGC objects (1001–2000)
References
External links
- Media related to NGC 1398 at Wikimedia Commons
