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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