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      Centaurus A - NGC5128
      Wallpaper author:
      Devoll Duka

      01 Jun 2024

      Centaurus A - NGC5128

      “…It’s a peculiar lenticular galaxy in the constellation Centaurus, which appears to be an elliptical galaxy with a huge superimposed dust lane. It is one of the closest radio galaxies, and its active galactic nucleus has been extensively studied.

      Was discovered by James Dunlop on August 4, 1826 and is located about 11 million light-years away…”

      Source: SkySafariPlus


      Dataset from which the image was processed

      NGC 5128

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      Centaurus A - NGC5128