NGC 1398
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ngc-1398-297-7415031
title:
NGC 1398
text:
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 135,000 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. One supernova has been observed in NGC 1398: SN 1996N.
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wiki
category slug:
encyclopedia
description:
Galaxy in the constellation Fornax
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NGC_1398
date created:
date modified:
2023-06-28T21:11:56Z
main entity:
{"identifier":"Q939476","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q939476"}
image:
{"content_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/99/Ribbons_and_pearls_NGC_1398.jpg","width":3416,"height":3463}
fields total:
13
integrity:
15