Wallpaper author:
Dev Prana
18 Jun 2025
NGC1398 (LRGB)
NGC 1398 is an isolated barred spiral galaxy with a double ring structure. It is located in the southern hemisphere Fornax, 65 million light years from our home planet. This deep image shows two faint arms that almost encase the rest of the galaxy. Over 11 hrs of LRGB data from TL's PlaneWave CDK24 at El Sauce Obs., Chile.
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 |