NGC 1398

I was immediately attracted to this object due to it having two rings. Its inner ring features gas, stars, and dust as well as a bar across its center. Then a second ring of more spiral arms. The light we are seeing now left at about the time our dinosaur friends met their evolutionary end. I chose not to crop it down further given the interesting features all around.

Distance: 65 million light-years

Apparent Magnitude: 10.6

Constellation: Fornax

Object Type: Barred Spiral Galaxy