A deep look at the strange galaxy Centaurus A
The peculiar galaxy Centaurus A (NGC 5128) is pictured in this image taken with the Wide Field Imager attached to the MPG/ESO 2.2-metre telescope at the La Silla Observatory in Chile. With a total exposure time of more than 50 hours this is probably the deepest view of this peculiar and spectacular object ever created.
Credit:ESO
About the Image
| Id: | eso1221a |
| Type: | Observation |
| Release date: | 16 May 2012, 12:00 |
| Related releases: | eso1221 |
| Size: | 8547 x 8358 px |
About the Object
| Name: | NGC 5128 |
| Type: | Local Universe : Galaxy : Activity : AGN Local Universe : Galaxy : Type : Elliptical |
| Distance: | 12 million light years |
| Constellation: | Centaurus |
| Category: | Galaxies |
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Coordinates
| Position (RA): | 13 25 27.70 |
| Position (Dec): | -43° 1' 9.55" |
| Field of view: | 33.87 x 33.12 arcminutes |
| Orientation: | North is 0.0° left of vertical |
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Colours & filters
| Band | Wavelength | Telescope |
|---|---|---|
| Optical OIII | 502 nm | MPG/ESO 2.2-metre telescope WFI |
| Optical B | 456 nm | MPG/ESO 2.2-metre telescope WFI |
| Optical V | 540 nm | MPG/ESO 2.2-metre telescope WFI |
| Optical R | 652 nm | MPG/ESO 2.2-metre telescope WFI |
| Optical H-alpha | 659 nm | MPG/ESO 2.2-metre telescope WFI |