NGC 1398

Constellation: Fornax

NGC 1398 is a barred galaxy in the constellation Fornax. It is located 61.8 million Ly from Earth. With its diameter of 292’000 Ly it is larger than the Milky Way. Link to interactive sky chart.

Dates:

This is derived from the outstanding data taken by Martin Pugh during November 2024 (Martin’s website: Remote Astrophotography with Martin Pugh (martinpughastrophotography.space).

His telescope is located in Chile (Observatory: El Sauce).

Colour palette is HaLRGB.

Telescope & Mount:

Planewave CDK24 on a Planewave L600 mount.

Imaging:

Camera: Moravian C3-61000 (bin 2×2)

Data:
Astrodon Ha: 55x900s
Astrodon L: 80x600s
Astrodon R: 24x600s
Astrodon G: 23x600s
Astrodon B: 22x600s

Total integration time: 25h 15′