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      Centaurus A
      Wallpaper author:
      Roberto Frassi

      25 Apr 2022

      Centaurus A

      NGC 5128, also known as C 77 and Centaurus A, is a peculiar galaxy in the constellation Centaurus located at 11 million light-years away from the Milky Way.

      Centaurus A is also one of the strongest known radio sources (Cen A), as well as the closest of the active galaxies, and the fifth brightest galaxy in the night sky; at the center of the galaxy is thought to be a supermassive black hole of many millions of solar masses.

      Dataset from which the image was processed

      NGC 5128

      24 credit

      Open
      Telescope Live
      CHI-1-CCD
      • Type of target
        ............................................................................................................................
        Galaxy
      • Camera
        ............................................................................................................................
        FLI ProLine PL9000
      • Target coordinates
        ............................................................................................................................
        RA 201.3651 Dec -43.0191
      • Hemisphere
        ............................................................................................................................
        Southern
      • Telescope location
        ............................................................................................................................
        Chile
      • Transient event
        ............................................................................................................................
        No
      • Observed on
        ............................................................................................................................
        26 Dec 2019 - 29 Jul 2021
      Filter
      Avg Exp (s)
      Total Exposure
      Subframes
      Luminance61910h40m62
      Halpha2133h40m62
      Green71812h10m61
      Red73812h30m61
      Blue71812h10m61

      Centaurus A