Deep sky · Galaxy in Centaurus · NGC 5128
Galaxy
Centaurus A
Centaurus A: a giant galaxy with a dark lane of dust across it — the wreckage of a collision — and one of the loudest radio sources in the sky.
- Type
- Galaxy
- Designations
- NGC 5128
- Constellation
- Centaurus
- Apparent magnitude
- 6.8
- Apparent size
- 26′ × 20′
- Position (J2000)
- RA 13h 25m · Dec −43° 01′
Science
A black hole 55 million times the Sun’s mass powers jets a million light-years long.