NGC 5128 - Centaurus A
    Autore dello sfondo:
    Ron Yelton

    06 Nov 2020

    NGC 5128 - Centaurus A

    At a distance of 16,000 light years and a diameter of 150 light years, Centaurus A is the most massive globular cluster in the Milky Way. It is estimated to contain around 10 million stars and has a total mass of 4 million solar masses. The stars in the core of Omega Centauri are so crowded that they are estimated to average only 0.1 light years away from each other. It has been speculated that Omega Centauri is the core of a dwarf galaxy that was disrupted and absorbed by the Milky Way.


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    NGC 5128

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    • Tipo di obiettivo
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      Galaxy
    • Fotocamera
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      FLI ProLine PL9000
    • Coordinate dell'obiettivo
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      RA 201.3651 Dec -43.0191
    • Emisfero
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      Southern
    • Posizione del telescopio
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      Chile
    • Evento transitorio
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      No
    • Osservato il
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      26 Dec 2019 - 29 Jul 2021
    Filtro
    Exp. media (s)
    Esposizione totale
    Sottoframe
    Luminance61910h40m62
    Halpha2133h40m62
    Green71812h10m61
    Red73812h30m61
    Blue71812h10m61

    NGC 5128 - Centaurus A