Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Centaurus (Cen)  ·  Contains:  Centaurus A  ·  NGC 5128
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NGC_5128 Centaurus A, Chris Lamb
NGC_5128 Centaurus A
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NGC_5128 Centaurus A

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NGC_5128 Centaurus A

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Centaurus A (also known as NGC 5128 or Caldwell 77) is a galaxy in the constellation of Centaurus.

It was discovered in 1826 by Scottish astronomer James Dunlop from his home in Parramatta, in New South Wales, Australia.

There is considerable debate in the literature regarding the galaxy's fundamental properties such as its Hubble type (lenticular galaxy or a giant elliptical galaxy) and distance (11–13 million light-years). 

NGC 5128 is one of the closest radio galaxies to Earth, so its active galactic nucleus has been extensively studied by professional astronomers.

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NGC_5128 Centaurus A, Chris Lamb