Galaxy
Centaurus A (NGC 5128)
A prominent radio galaxy in Centaurus, one of the closest active galaxies to Earth.
- Type
- Galaxy
- Domain
- Scientific connections
- Connections
- 2
NASA/JPL/Caltech · NASA media (public domain)
- Type: Galaxy
- Domain: Scientific connections
Experience system V6
Galaxy morphology profile
A deep-sky composition that treats the object as a physical structure, not a decorative background image.
- 01
Observe
NASA imagery anchors the visual reading with licensed source metadata.
- 02
Measure
Measurement panels use graph coverage, catalog identifiers, and source availability without inventing values.
- 03
Locate
Part of New General Catalogue (NGC).
- 04
Connect
2 graph relations shape the knowledge viewport.
- Object type
- Galaxy
- Graph relations
- 2
- Verified sources
- 2
- Image records
- 4
- Domain
- Scientific connections
- Status
- Graph entity
Scientific map
Atlas context
- Part of
New General Catalogue (NGC)
- Associated with
Radio Galaxy
Original SVG diagram
Deep-sky morphology
- Object class
- Galaxy
- Catalog numbers
- Not recorded
- Image records
- 4
- Graph relations
- 2
Visual knowledge graph
Relationships, not isolated facts
This viewport is generated from the Asteria knowledge graph. Science, culture, and interpretive links remain separated by domain so visual context never changes the evidentiary meaning of a relation.
- Part ofNew General Catalogue (NGC)
- Associated withRadio Galaxy
Image provenance
Photography as evidence
Galaxy Centaurus A
NASA/JPL/Caltech · NASA media (public domain)
The Making of a Galactic Parallelogram
NASA/JPL-Caltech · NASA media (public domain)
NGC 5128 Centaurus-A
NASA/JPL-Caltech/SSC · NASA media (public domain)
NASA's Fermi Telescope Resolves Radio Galaxy Centaurus A
NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center · NASA media (public domain)
Continue the atlas
Curated next objects
New General Catalogue (NGC)
A catalogue of nearly 8,000 deep-sky objects.
agn typeRadio Galaxy
A galaxy — usually a giant elliptical — that pours enormous energy into twin jets and lobes of radio-emitting plasma, launched by its central black hole and reaching far beyond the visible galaxy. Centaurus A is the nearest.
galaxyMessier 87 (NGC 4486)
A giant elliptical galaxy in Virgo whose supermassive black hole was the first to be directly imaged.
galaxyNeedle Galaxy (NGC 4565)
An edge-on spiral galaxy in Coma Berenices noted for its slender, needle-like profile.
galaxyNGC 1300
A barred spiral galaxy in the constellation Eridanus with a striking central bar structure.
galaxyNGC 1365
A double-barred spiral galaxy in the Fornax Cluster, in the constellation Fornax.
Observation
How this was captured
- Source
- NASA
- Observation date
- 2003-07-25
Gallery
NGC 5128 Centaurus-A
This ultraviolet image from NASA Galaxy Evolution Explorer is of NGC 5128 Centaurus-A.
2005
NASA/JPL-Caltech/SSC · NASA media (public domain)
Data
Scientific data & provenance
Data & provenance
- Stable ID
galaxy:ngc-5128- Type
- Galaxy
- Domain
- Scientific connections
- Relationships
- 2
- Graph version
- 1.0.0
Dataset membership
Open data
In the graph export: graph.json · graph.jsonld
Planned API: GET /api/v0/entities/galaxy:ngc-5128
Scientific quality
Partial3 of 6 applicable dimensions complete, 1 partial
- Description
- Complete
- Source coverage
- Complete
- Relationship coverage
- Partial
- Review coverage
- None
- Citation coverage
- None
- Image coverage
- Complete
- Timeline coverage
- Not applicable
Scientific entity. Dimensions that cannot apply to this object are excluded rather than counted as gaps. See the evidence framework and authority dashboard.
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- GalaxyMessier 87 (NGC 4486)Linked through New General Catalogue (NGC)
- GalaxyNeedle Galaxy (NGC 4565)Linked through New General Catalogue (NGC)
- GalaxyNGC 1300Linked through New General Catalogue (NGC)
- GalaxyNGC 1365Linked through New General Catalogue (NGC)
- GalaxySculptor Galaxy (NGC 253)Linked through New General Catalogue (NGC)
- Astrophysical objectActive Galactic NucleusLinked through Radio Galaxy
Sources & references
The primary and reference sources this topic draws on.
- NASANational Aeronautics and Space Administration
Mission data, planetary science, space telescopes, and public-domain imagery.
Most NASA-produced imagery is in the public domain; individual items are checked for usage terms before publication.
- ESAEuropean Space Agency
European missions, observatories, and space science imagery.