Turbulent Cauldron of Starbirth in Nearby Active Galaxy
The NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope offers a stunning unprecedented close-up view of a turbulent firestorm of starbirth along a nearly edge-on dust disk girdling Centaurus A, the nearest active galaxy to Earth.
Credit:About the Image
About the Object
| Name: | Centaurus A, IRAS 13225-4245, NGC 5128 |
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| Type: | Local Universe : Galaxy Local Universe : Galaxy : Component : Central Black Hole |
| Distance: | 11 million light years |
| Category: | Galaxies |
Colours & filters
| Band | Telescope |
|---|---|
| Optical B |
Hubble Space Telescope
WFPC2 |
| Optical V |
Hubble Space Telescope
WFPC2 |
| Optical R |
Hubble Space Telescope
WFPC2 |
Notes: The Hubble observation data relates to the right image. The left image was captured by a ground-based telescope.