Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Centaurus (Cen)  ·  Contains:  Centaurus A  ·  NGC 5128
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NGC 5128, Centaurus A galaxy in Centaurus, José Joaquín Pérez
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NGC 5128, Centaurus A galaxy in Centaurus

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NGC 5128, Centaurus A galaxy in Centaurus, José Joaquín Pérez
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NGC 5128, Centaurus A galaxy in Centaurus

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The center of this galaxy contains a supermassive black hole with a weight equivalent to 55 million solar masses, which ejects a relativistic jet that is responsible for emissions in the X-ray and radio wavelengths. A part of this jet is visible towards the upper left corner of the image in red-blue color.

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NGC 5128, Centaurus A galaxy in Centaurus, José Joaquín Pérez