Star Field in the Centaurus A Galaxy
June 12, 2003
An international team led by ESO astronomer Marina Rejkuba has discovered more than 1000 luminous red variable stars in the nearby elliptical galaxy Centaurus A (NGC 5128).
Topics:
Centaurus constellation, Extragalactic astronomy, Astronomy, Sports, Marina Rejkuba, ESO astronomer, Hubble sequence, Atlas of Peculiar Galaxies, Elliptical galaxy, Galaxy, Centaurus, Centaurus A, Spiral galaxies, Peculiar galaxies, Centaurus A/M83 Group
