Centaurus A — Genesis · Skychaser

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elliptical galaxy

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Centaurus A

About twelve million light-years away.

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The real thing

Centaurus A, photographed by Hubble Space Telescope — NASA, ESA, and the Hubble Heritage (STScI/AURA)-ESA/Hubble Collaboration. Acknowledgment: R. O’Connell (University of Virginia) and the WFC3 Scientific Oversight Committee · CC BY 4.0

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Object: elliptical galaxy
Rarity: Common
RA: 13:25:28.92
Dec: -43:01:09.12
DISTANCE: ~12 Mly
BLACK HOLE: ~55M × Sun
JETS: ~1 Mly long
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