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Picture processing analysis of the optical structure of NGC 5128 /Centaurus A/
The Astronomical Journal1979Vol. 84, pp. 284–284
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R. J. Dufour, C. A. Harvel, D. M. Martins, III Schiffer F. H., D. L. Talent, D. C. Wells, S. van den Bergh, Jr. Talbot R. J.
Abstract
Results are presented for a detailed study of the peculiar elliptical galaxy NGC 5128 (Cen A), based on computer video analysis of several photographic plates of exceptional quality reduced to the standard UBV system. The picture-processing results and the measured properties of the elliptical and gaseous-disk components of NGC 5128 are examined, along with the distribution, spectral characteristics, and chemical composition of the H II regions in the disk. The data show that NGC 5128 consists of a giant E2 galaxy containing a significant amount of gas and dust situated predominantly in an equatorial disk where vigorous star formation is occurring. Reasons why NGC 5128 is so different from giant ellipticals in clusters are considered.
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