Imaging and photometric studies of NGC 1316 (Fornax A) using
  Astrosat/UVIT
  We present imaging and photometric studies of the radio galaxy NGC 1316
(Fornax~A) using high spatial resolution near-ultraviolet (NUV) and
far-ultraviolet (FUV) imaging telescopes of the first Indian multi-wavelength
space observatory {\it AstroSat}. The residual maps of UV emission obtained
from the subtraction of smooth models witness peculiar features within the
central few kpc (1-2 kpc) region. The spatial correspondence between the radio
emission maps and FUV imaging study reveal that the UV emitting sources are
displaced away from the centre by the AGN outburst (radio jet). The presence of
rims and clumpy structures in the outskirt of this galaxy delineate that the
galaxy has acquired a large fraction of gas through merger-like events and is
still in the process of settling. The estimates of the star formation rates
(SFR) using FUV and NUV luminosities are found to be 0.15 M$_\odot$yr$^{-1}$
and 0.36 M$_\odot$yr$^{-1}$, respectively, and provide the lower limit due to
the screen effect. The estimated lower rates of SFR in this galaxy probably
represent its quenching due to the AGN driven outflows emanating from the
central engine of NGC 1316.
