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Rare galaxy 34 EP

Centaurus A

RA 201.3651° · Dec -43.0191° · openngc

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Score breakdown

· 3 badges
34 pts · Rare
Rare 46 pts → Epic
  • Galaxy +20
  • Has a proper name +8
  • Bright deep-sky object +6
Total score 34

12 more points to reach Epic.

Badges

  • Galaxy · +20
  • Bright deep-sky object · +6
  • Has a proper name · +8

Trivia

How we found it

  • Named. Notable enough to have earned a proper name, not just a catalogue number.

Cosmic context

  • Scale. Home to hundreds of billions of stars — a universe unto itself.

Properties

constellation
Cen
dso type
G
hubble
S0
mag
7.22
name
Centaurus A
named
yes
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Sky imagery and survey data courtesy of Aladin Lite & CDS, Strasbourg. Object data from the NASA Exoplanet Archive, JPL Small-Body Database, and the ATNF Pulsar Catalogue.