Wide-field view of the giant galaxy Centaurus A

This huge elliptical galaxy NGC 5128 (also known as Centaurus A) is the closest such galaxy to the Earth, at a distance of about 12 million light-years. Observations with ESO’s Very Large Telescope in Chile have discovered a new class of “dark” globular star clusters around this galaxy.

Credit:

ESO,ESA/Hubble, NASA. Digitized Sky Survey. Acknowledgement: Davide de Martin

About the Image

Id:eso1519c
Type:Observation
Release date:13 May 2015, 12:00
Related releases:eso1519
Size:7678 x 3982 px

About the Object

Name:Centaurus A
Type:Local Universe : Galaxy : Type : Elliptical
Distance:12 million light years
Constellation:Centaurus
Category:Galaxies

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Coordinates

Position (RA):13 25 32.01
Position (Dec):-43° 1' 35.83"
Field of view:130.43 x 67.64 arcminutes
Orientation:North is 1.7° right of vertical