Wallpaper author:
Marius Dinga
01 Oct 2025
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. The galaxy, with a diameter of approximately 292,000 light years, is almost three times bigger than the Milky Way.
Dataset from which the image was processed
NGC 1398
20 credit
- Type of target............................................................................................................................Galaxy
- Camera............................................................................................................................QHY 600M
- Target coordinates............................................................................................................................RA 54.7172 Dec -26.3378
- Hemisphere............................................................................................................................Southern
- Telescope location............................................................................................................................Chile
- Transient event............................................................................................................................No
- Observed on............................................................................................................................27 Oct 2024 - 04 Dec 2024
Filter | Avg Exp (s) | Total Exposure | Subframes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blue | 291 | 5h35m | 69 |
| Luminance | 304 | 5h50m | 69 |
| Red | 270 | 5h10m | 69 |
| Green | 265 | 5h5m | 69 |
| Halpha | 371 | 7h | 68 |