Elliptical galaxy Centaurus A (NGC 5128)

by: S.Guisard/Novapix
Reference: a-gax51-28018
Date: 2007-09-24

NGC 5128 is the nearest large elliptical galaxies to our sun located at about 13 million light years. It is also the nearest of the giant radio galaxies, possessing an active galactic nucleus (AGN) and optically one of the most luminous galaxies in the sky.

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