NGC 5128 Centaurus A
NGC 5128 is a lenticular galaxy located in the constellation Centaurus. Some key stats include:
| NGC: | NGC 5128 |
| Common name: | Centaurus A |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | lenticular |
| Galaxy morph class: | S0 |
| Constellation: | Centaurus |
| Surface brightness: | 23.5 mag/arcsec2 |
| V-magnitude (visual): | 7.22 |
| B-magnitude (blue): | 7.79 |
| J-magnitude (IR): | 4.98 |
| H-magnitude (IR): | |
| K-magnitude (IR): | 4.27 |
| Right Ascension: | 13:25:27.62 |
| Declination: | -43:01:08.80 |
| Major axis: | 25.88 ' |
| Minor axis: | 19.77 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 33° |
| Radial velocity: | 547 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.001826 |
Right Ascension units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination units = DD:MM:SS.SS
PN = planetary nebula