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PIA07912: NGC 5128 (Centaurus-A)
NGC 5128 (Centaurus-A)
Target Name: NGC 5128
Mission: Galaxy Evolution Explorer (GALEX)
Spacecraft: GALEX Orbiter
Instrument: GALEX Telescope
Product Size: 1279 samples x 1279 lines
Produced By: California Institute of Technology
Full-Res TIFF: PIA07912.tif (4.913 MB)
Full-Res JPEG: PIA07912.jpg (173.9 kB)

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Ultraviolet image of NGC 5128 (Centaurus-A). This unusual galaxy is believed to be the result of a collision of two normal galaxies. The blue regions toward the top are thought to be areas of star formation induced by powerful jets originating from a central black hole.


Image Credit:
NASA/JPL-Caltech/SSC

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