Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Centaurus (Cen)  ·  Contains:  NGC 4945  ·  NGC 4976  ·  The star ξ1Cen  ·  The star ξ2Cen  ·  ksi01 Cen  ·  ksi02 Cen
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Spiral Galaxy NGC4945 and Elliptical Galaxy NGC4976, KiwiAstro
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Spiral Galaxy NGC4945 and Elliptical Galaxy NGC4976

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Spiral Galaxy NGC4945 and Elliptical Galaxy NGC4976, KiwiAstro
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Spiral Galaxy NGC4945 and Elliptical Galaxy NGC4976

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Imaging the spiral galaxy NGC 4945 and elliptical galaxy NGC 4976.

NGC4945 is located at a distance of almost 13 million light-years. This galaxy ressembles our own galaxy and has a supermassive black hole behind the thick, ring-shaped structure of dust visible.

NGC4976 is peculiar elliptical galaxy in the constellation Centaurus located at 35 million light-years.

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Spiral Galaxy NGC4945 and Elliptical Galaxy NGC4976, KiwiAstro

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