Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Centaurus (Cen)  ·  Contains:  Centaurus A  ·  NGC 5128
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NGC 5128 - Centaurus A, Miles Zhou
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NGC 5128 - Centaurus A

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NGC 5128 - Centaurus A

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Centaurus A, also known as NGC 5128, is a peculiar lenticular galaxy in the constellation Centaurus, which appears to be an elliptical galaxy with a huge superimposed dust lane. It is one of the closest radio galaxies.

This is a re-processing of last year's acquisition.

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NGC 5128 - Centaurus A, Miles Zhou

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