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
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 |
View in WorldWide Telescope:
Colours & filters
| Band | Telescope |
|---|---|
| Optical [OIII] | MPG/ESO 2.2-metre telescope WFI |
| Optical B | Digitized Sky Survey 2 |
| Optical B | MPG/ESO 2.2-metre telescope WFI |
| Optical F606W | Hubble Space Telescope ACS |
| Optical V | Digitized Sky Survey 2 WFI |
| Optical V | Digitized Sky Survey 2 |
| Infrared F814W | Hubble Space Telescope ACS |
| Optical R | MPG/ESO 2.2-metre telescope WFI |
| Optical H-alpha | MPG/ESO 2.2-metre telescope WFI |
| Infrared I | Digitized Sky Survey 2 |