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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:galaxy
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gptkbp:apparentMagnitude
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6.84
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gptkbp:catalogue
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gptkb:New_General_Catalogue
Caldwell Catalogue (C77)
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gptkbp:declination
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−43° 01′ 09″
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gptkbp:diameter
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~60,000 light-years
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gptkbp:discoveredBy
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gptkb:James_Dunlop
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gptkbp:discoveredIn
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1826
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gptkbp:distanceFromEarth
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~12 million light-years
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gptkbp:features
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prominent dust lane
jets and lobes
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gptkbp:galaxyType
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elliptical/lenticular
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gptkbp:gammaRayEmission
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detected
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gptkbp:hasSupermassiveBlackHole
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~55 million solar masses
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gptkbp:hasViewOf
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gptkb:Southern_Hemisphere
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Centaurus A (NGC 5128)
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gptkbp:infraredEmission
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strong
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gptkbp:locatedIn
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constellation Centaurus
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gptkbp:mass
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~10^12 solar masses
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gptkbp:morphologicalType
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S0 pec
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gptkbp:notableEvent
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merger with a spiral galaxy
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gptkbp:notableFor
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black hole
active galactic nucleus
source of cosmic rays
one of the closest radio galaxies to Earth
strong radio emissions
dust lane likely from galaxy merger
studied for jet phenomena
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gptkbp:numberOfGlobularClusters
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~1500
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gptkbp:otherName
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gptkb:PKS_1322-427
gptkb:NGC_5128
ESO 270-9
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gptkbp:partOf
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gptkb:Centaurus_Group
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gptkbp:radialVelocity
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547 km/s
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gptkbp:redshift
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0.001825
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gptkbp:rightAscension
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13h 25m 27.6s
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gptkbp:starFormation
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active
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gptkbp:XRayEmission
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strong
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Centaurus_constellation
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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7
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