VLA and Optical image of the Centaurus A Galaxy.

The Centaurus A Galaxy (also known as Centaurus A, Peculiar Galaxy NGC 5128, NGC 5128 or Caldwell 77) is the closest active galaxy to Earth, being a radio galaxy. On March 14, 1998 the Hubble telescope offered a close-up view of a turbulent firestorm of star birth along a nearly edge of the galaxy. Centaurus A is part of the M83 Group galaxy cluster.

This galaxy does not fall under Hubble classification as it is both a Spiral and an Elliptical galaxy.

External link

• The Centaurus A Galaxy @ SEDS NGC objects pages

Related topics

• Starburst galaxy
• Radio galaxy

References

1. STScI. Hubble Provides Multiple Views of How to Feed a Black Hole. Press release: Space Telescope Science Institute. March 14, 1998.