Centaurus A

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Centaurus A, when viewed at visible wavelengths, appears as a bright ellipse in the middle of which lies a disk-shaped absorption lane composed largely of dust and ionized atomic hydrogen.

radio galaxy Centaurus A

Centaurus A

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Also known as: NGC 5128

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The first is Centaurus A, a giant radio structure surrounding a bright, peculiar galaxy of remarkable morphology designated NGC 5128. It exemplifies a type of radio galaxy that consists of an optical galaxy located at the centre of an immensely larger two-lobed radio source. In the particular case…
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The first is Centaurus A, a giant radio structure surrounding a bright, peculiar galaxy of remarkable morphology designated NGC 5128. It exemplifies a type of radio galaxy that consists of an optical galaxy located at the centre of an immensely larger two-lobed radio source. In the particular case…
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