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Cen A Optical Capella
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Cen A Optical Capella

NASA / GSFC · 2017-12-08 · photograph (digital archive)

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NASA release April 1, 2010 The giant elliptical galaxy NGC 5128, show here in visible light, hosts the radio source known as Centaurus A. Located 12 million light-years away, it is one of the closest active galaxies.

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Cen A Optical Capellaspacenasagoddardgammaraysgsfcgoddardspaceflightcenterfermitelescope
Credit lineCen A Optical Capella. NASA/GSFC, 2017-12-08. Public domain. ID: GSFC_20171208_Archive_e002088.
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