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

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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

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Colours & filters

Band	Telescope
Optical B	Digitized Sky Survey 2
Optical V	Digitized Sky Survey 2
Infrared I	Digitized Sky Survey 2
Optical B	MPG/ESO 2.2-metre telescope WFI
Optical R	MPG/ESO 2.2-metre telescope WFI
Optical H-alpha	MPG/ESO 2.2-metre telescope WFI
Optical V	Digitized Sky Survey 2 WFI
Optical [OIII]	MPG/ESO 2.2-metre telescope WFI
Optical F606W	Hubble Space Telescope ACS
Infrared F814W	Hubble Space Telescope ACS

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