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The heavily obscured centre of Centaurus A
A small area in the direction of the heavily obscured centre of the peculiar radio galaxy Centaurus A, as seen in visual light. It measures about 80 x 80 arcsec 2, or 4400 x 4400 light-year 2 at the distance of this galaxy, and has been reproduced from exposures made with the FORS2 multi-mode instrument at the 8.2-m VLT KUEYEN telescope at Paranal.
Crédit:ESO
À propos de l'image
| Identification: | eso0109a |
| Type: | Observation |
| Date de publication: | 8 mars 2001 |
| Communiqués de presse en rapport: | eso0109 |
| Taille: | 677 x 678 px |
À propos de l'objet
| Nom: | Centaurus A |
| Type: | Local Universe : Galaxy Local Universe : Galaxy : Component : Central Black Hole |
| Distance: | 13 million années lumière |
| Constellation: | Centaurus |
| Catégorie: | Galaxies Quasars and Black Holes |
Fonds d'écran
Coordinates
| Position (RA): | 13 25 26.98 |
| Position (Dec): | -43° 1' 6.21" |
| Field of view: | 1.29 x 1.29 arcminutes |
| Orientation: | North is 0.1° right of vertical |
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Couleurs & filtres
| Domaine | Télescope |
|---|---|
| Visible B | Very Large Telescope FORS1 |
| Visible V | Very Large Telescope FORS2 |
| Visible R | Very Large Telescope FORS2 |