page_title: NGC 998
hierarchical_section_title: NGC 998
caption_attribution_description: Color mappingThe sky image is obtained by Sloan Digital Sky Survey, DR14 with SciServer. Angle of view: 4' × 4' (0.3" per pixel), north is up. Details on the image processing pipeline: https://www.sdss.org/dr14/imaging/jpg-images-on-skyserver/
context_page_description: NGC 998 is a spiral galaxy of the constellation Cetus. It is estimated to be 294 million light years from the Milky Way and has a diameter of approximately 90,000 ly. Together with NGC 997, it forms a gravitationally bound pair of galaxies. NGC 998 was discovered by astronomer Albert Marth on 10 November 1863 using a 48-inch telescope.
context_section_description: NGC 998 is a spiral galaxy of the constellation Cetus. It is estimated to be 294 million light years from the Milky Way and has a diameter of approximately 90,000 ly. Together with NGC 997, it forms a gravitationally bound pair of galaxies. NGC 998 was discovered by astronomer Albert Marth on 10 November 1863 using a 48-inch telescope.
caption: SDSS image of NGC 998
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