NGC 5128

E472709

elliptical galaxy galaxy peculiar galaxy radio galaxy

NGC 5128, also known as Centaurus A, is a nearby peculiar elliptical galaxy with a prominent dust lane and one of the strongest radio sources in the sky.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form	Occurrences
Centaurus A	5

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	elliptical galaxy ⓘ galaxy ⓘ peculiar galaxy ⓘ radio galaxy ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Cen A NERFINISHED ⓘ Centaurus A NERFINISHED ⓘ
angularSize	approximately 25 by 20 arcminutes ⓘ
apparentMagnitudeV	approximately 6.8 ⓘ
belongsToCatalog	Caldwell catalog NERFINISHED ⓘ New General Catalogue NERFINISHED ⓘ PKS radio source catalog NERFINISHED ⓘ
bestSeenIn	X-ray wavelengths ⓘ optical wavelengths ⓘ radio wavelengths ⓘ
CaldwellNumber	C77 ⓘ
catalogCode	Cen A NERFINISHED ⓘ NGC 5128 NERFINISHED ⓘ PKS 1322-428 NERFINISHED ⓘ
centralBlackHoleMass	on the order of 10^8 solar masses ⓘ
contains	supermassive black hole ⓘ
declination	−43° 01′ 09″ ⓘ
discoveredBy	James Dunlop NERFINISHED ⓘ
discoveryYear	1826 ⓘ
distanceFromEarth	approximately 10 to 13 million light-years ⓘ approximately 3 to 4 megaparsecs ⓘ
hasActivityType	AGN ⓘ FR I radio galaxy ⓘ Seyfert-like nucleus ⓘ
hasFeature	X-ray emission ⓘ active galactic nucleus ⓘ gamma-ray emission ⓘ large radio lobes ⓘ prominent dust lane ⓘ relativistic jets ⓘ strong radio emission ⓘ
isOneOf	nearest radio galaxies to Earth ⓘ strongest extragalactic radio sources in the sky ⓘ
locatedInConstellation	Centaurus NERFINISHED ⓘ
mass	on the order of 10^12 solar masses ⓘ
morphologicalType	Epec ⓘ peculiar elliptical ⓘ
observableFrom	Southern Hemisphere NERFINISHED ⓘ
radialVelocity	approximately 550 km/s ⓘ
redshift	0.00183 ⓘ
rightAscension	13h 25m 27.6s ⓘ
showsEvidenceOf	past galaxy merger ⓘ recent star formation ⓘ shell structures in stellar halo ⓘ
stellarMass	on the order of a few 10^11 solar masses ⓘ