NGC 1398
NGC 1398 is a barred spiral galaxy located in the constellation of Fornax. The NGC is a catalog of 7,840 nebulae, star clusters, and galaxies. Here are the key stats on NGC 1398:
| NGC: | NGC 1398 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | barred spiral |
| Galaxy morph class: | SBab |
| Constellation: | Fornax |
| Surface brightness: | 23.2 mag/arcsec2 |
| V-mag (visual): | 9.55 |
| B-mag (blue): | 10.5 |
| J-mag (IR): | 7.4 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 6.78 |
| Right Ascension: | 03:38:52.13 |
| Declination: | -26:20:16.20 |
| Major axis: | 6.95 ' |
| Minor axis: | 4.91 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 100° |
| Radial velocity: | 1388 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.004639 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS