The story for kids
This is Centaurus A. A long time ago, it swallowed a small galaxy, and the dark stripe in the middle is what's left of that galaxy.
Facts
- Long ago it swallowed a small spiral galaxy.
- The dark band of dust in the middle is what is left of that swallowed galaxy.
- Giant clouds shoot out on both sides from the black hole at its centre.
Numbers
- Type
- Elliptical
- Distance
- ~12 million light-years