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Centaurus A
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Closest radio galaxy in the Constellation Centaurus
Centaurus A is a galaxy located in the Centaurus constellation that is notable for being the closest radio galaxy to Earth, making it an important target for astronomical observation and study. Its proximity allows astronomers to examine the properties of active galaxies and the powerful jets of energy they emit in greater detail than more distant radio galaxies.
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Wikidata facts
- Constellation
- Centaurus
- Distance from Earth
- 4.9
- Image
- ESO Centaurus A LABOCA.jpg
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- Commons category
- Centaurus A
- galaxy morphological type
- S0pec
- catalog code
- 2FHL J1325.6-4301
- redshift
- 0.001825
- time of discovery or invention
- 1826-04-29
- discoverer or inventor
- James Dunlop
- apparent magnitude
- 3.942
- right ascension
- 201.365062879333
- declination
- -43.019112667361
- radial velocity
- 547
- epoch
- J2000.0
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Article · Svenska
Centaurus A är en gigantisk elliptisk galax i stjärnbilden Kentauren, och är den närmaste aktiva galaxen. Den befinner sig strax utanför lokala galaxhopen. Centaurus A tros innehålla 2000 klotformiga stjärnhopar, varav många ljusare och tyngre än de ungefär 150 klotformiga hoparna i vintergatan.
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