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NGC 4945 in Centaurus

NGC 4945 in Centaurus

Credit: ESO/Dss2, Giuseppe Donatiello

 

J2000 RA 13h 05m 27.5s Dec −49° 28′ 06″ FOV 60x60 arcmin

NGC 4945 is a barred spiral galaxy at 11.7 milion light-year in Centaurus, and located near the star Zeta Cen.

NGC 4945 is one of the brightest galaxies of the CentaurusA/M83 Group, a large, nearby group of galaxies.

 

NGC 4945 is at the center in this image, below ESO 219-28 and very weak, in contact with the Ksi 2 Cen centric at the bottom, ESO 219-27. Very faintly visible, even other weak background objects.

This is a composition of DSS plates.

 

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Uploaded on May 26, 2019