Centaurus A

GPTKB entity

Statements (160)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:galaxy
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Laniakea_Supercluster
gptkb:NGC_5139
gptkb:Milky_Way–_Centaurus_merger
gptkb:The_Centaurus_Cluster
gptkbp:apparent_magnitude 6.8
gptkbp:body_style gptkb:theorem
gptkb:battle
gptkbp:contains gptkb:football_club
gptkb:Centaurus_group
gptkb:theorem
gptkb:battle
over 200
ongoing
many
dust lane
NGC 5127
about 1 solar mass per year
gptkbp:declination -43° 01' 09''
-43° 01′ 09″
gptkbp:depicted_in gptkb:theorem
gptkb:battle
Southern Hemisphere
amateur astronomers
optical wavelengths
southern hemisphere
X-ray wavelengths
radio wavelengths
northern hemisphere during certain months
gptkbp:diameter approximately 60,000 light-years
about 100,000 light-years
about 60,000 light-years
gptkbp:discovered_by gptkb:James_Dunlop
gptkbp:distance approximately 13 million light-years
Tying to Cepheid variables
about 4 million light-years
about 13 million light-years
gptkbp:emissions_standard gptkb:battle
gptkbp:features gptkb:football_club
radio jets
gptkbp:has gptkb:physicist
gptkb:star
X-ray emissions
star formation regions
high surface brightness
radio emissions
dust lane
gptkbp:has_color B-V = 0.9
gptkbp:has_feature gptkb:football_club
c D galaxy
peculiar galaxy
gptkbp:has_luminosity gptkb:theorem
gptkb:battle
approximately 10 billion solar luminosities
SN 1986 G
gptkbp:has_spectral_type S0
S0 galaxy
gptkbp:historical_significance gptkb:battle
first radio galaxy discovered
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Centaurus A
gptkbp:is_a nearby galaxy
gptkbp:is_associated_with gptkb:NGC_5128
gptkb:nebula
cosmic rays
dark matter research
dark matter halo
gamma-ray emissions
gptkbp:is_considered_as a prototype of radio galaxies
prototype of radio galaxies
gptkbp:is_described_as black hole growth
gptkbp:is_discussed_in gptkb:literary_work
gptkbp:is_featured_in astronomy textbooks
gptkbp:is_home_to globular clusters
various types of stars
gptkbp:is_involved_in galactic evolution research
gptkbp:is_known_for gptkb:NGC_5128
its large size
its bright core
its unique morphology
its active galactic nucleus
its peculiar morphology
its peculiar shape
its unusual radio emissions
gptkbp:is_observed_in gptkb:Chandra_X-ray_Observatory
gptkb:Hubble_Space_Telescope
gptkb:Very_Large_Array
optical wavelengths
X-ray wavelengths
radio wavelengths
infrared wavelengths
multiple wavelengths
gptkbp:is_part_of gptkb:European_Southern_Observatory
gptkb:Centaurus_constellation
gptkb:Centaurus_group
gptkb:Centaurus_group_of_galaxies
gptkb:Virgo_Supercluster
gptkb:NASA's_Galaxy_Evolution_Explorer
southern sky
local group of galaxies
local universe
local supercluster
galaxy mergers studies
local universe studies
Hubble's Legacy Archive
large scale structure of universe
gptkbp:is_popular_in amateur astronomy
gptkbp:is_studied_in gptkb:active_galactic_nuclei
gptkb:interstellar_medium
gptkb:observatory
astrophysics
galactic dynamics
galaxy formation
galactic evolution
stellar populations
black hole physics
galaxy formation theories
gptkbp:is_used_in cosmological simulations
cosmological studies
gptkbp:lens_type gptkb:NGC_5128
gptkbp:lighting gptkb:theorem
gptkb:battle
high
about 22.5 mag/arcsec²
about 6.8 magnitude
gptkbp:located_in gptkb:Centaurus_constellation
gptkbp:mass old stars
approximately 100 billion solar masses
about 55 billion solar masses
gptkbp:max_speed gptkb:theorem
gptkb:battle
gptkbp:mission gptkb:battle
gptkbp:notable_feature dust lane
peculiar morphology
gptkbp:notable_models gptkb:NGC_5128
E1
SB(s)0
E/ S0 galaxy
NGC 5128, NGC 5127
gptkbp:orbital_period gptkb:battle
gptkbp:propulsion gptkb:theorem
gptkbp:redshift 0.0018
0.001825
gptkbp:research gptkb:battle
gptkb:stock_market_index
in astrophysics.
gptkbp:research_focus gptkb:theorem
gptkb:battle
gptkbp:right_ascension 13h 25m 27.6s
gptkbp:stations gptkb:theorem
gptkb:battle
gptkbp:storage gptkb:battle
gptkb:stock_market_index
gptkbp:targets multi-wavelength observations
galaxy formation studies
observational campaigns
gptkbp:type gptkb:galaxy
gptkb:radio_station
gptkbp:universe gptkb:battle
gptkbp:year_created 1826