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Loading contentA prominent radio galaxy in Centaurus, one of the closest active galaxies to Earth.
galaxy:ngc-5128Dataset membership
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How Centaurus A (NGC 5128) connects across Asteria Star — scientific, cultural, and astrological links are kept separate.
A catalogue of nearly 8,000 deep-sky objects.
A galaxy — usually a giant elliptical — that pours enormous energy into twin jets and lobes of radio-emitting plasma, launched by its central black hole and reaching far beyond the visible galaxy. Centaurus A is the nearest.
The nearest large spiral galaxy to the Milky Way and the most distant object readily visible to the naked eye.
Barred spiral galaxy in Corvus, magnitude 10.2.
Barred spiral galaxy in Corvus, magnitude 11.04.
Irregular galaxy in Sagittarius, magnitude 10.05.
Barred spiral galaxy in Lynx, magnitude 11.71.
Spiral galaxy in Virgo, magnitude 10.8.
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