The heavily obscured centre of Centaurus A

A small area in the direction of the heavily obscured centre of the peculiar radio galaxy Centaurus A, as seen in visual light. It measures about 80 x 80 arcsec 2, or 4400 x 4400 light-year 2 at the distance of this galaxy, and has been reproduced from exposures made with the FORS2 multi-mode instrument at the 8.2-m VLT KUEYEN telescope at Paranal.

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Om billedet

Id:eso0109a
Type:Observation
Udgivelsesdato:8. marts 2001
Relaterede pressemeddelelser:eso0109
Størrelse:677 x 678 px

Om objektet

Navn:Centaurus A
Type:Local Universe : Galaxy
Local Universe : Galaxy : Component : Central Black Hole
Afstand:13 million lysår
Constellation:Centaurus
Kategori:Galaxies
Quasars and Black Holes

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Position (RA):13 25 26.98
Position (Dec):-43° 1' 6.21"
Field of view:1.29 x 1.29 arcminutes
Orientering:Nord er 0.1° droite fra lodret