NGC 4945: The Milky Way's not-so-distant cousin

As NGC 4945 is only about 13 million light-years away in the constellation of Centaurus (the Centaur), a modest telescope is sufficient for skygazers to spot this remarkable galaxy. NGC 4945's designation comes from its entry number in the New General Catalogue compiled by the Danish?Irish astronomer John Louis Emil Dreyer in the 1880s.

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