PIA07912: NGC 5128 (Centaurus-A)
This ultraviolet image from NASA's Galaxy Evolution Explorer is of NGC 5128 (Centaurus-A). This unusual galaxy is believed to be the result of a collision of two normal galaxies.
 Target Name:  NGC 5128
 Mission:  Galaxy Evolution Explorer (GALEX) 
 Spacecraft:  GALEX Orbiter
 Instrument:  GALEX Telescope 
 Product Size:  1279 x 1279 pixels (w x h) 
 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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Original Caption Released with Image:

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

Image Addition Date:
2005-05-05