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NGC 5128
NGC 5128 — Centaurus A
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· CentaurusBeginner
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Target information
- Object type
- Galaxy
- Constellation
- Centaurus
- Right ascension
- 13h 25m 30s
- Declination
- -43° 01′ 01″
- Magnitude
- 6.8
- Angular size
- 26′ × 18′
- Surface brightness
- Not recorded
- Difficulty
- Beginner
- Best months
- Mar-Jun
- Catalog IDs
- NGC 5128;Caldwell 77
About this target
Uses a 26 × 18 arcmin astrophotography framing size to include the prominent dust lane and visible outer structure.