| Title | The Surface Brightness Fluctuation of NGC 5128 |
| Authors | Tonry, John L.; Schechter, Paul L. |
| Bibcode | 1990AJ....100.1794T Search ADS ↗ |
| Abstract | We present observations of the surface-brightness fluctuations and photometry of globular clusters in the interacting galaxy NGC 5128 (Centaurus A). We find that the fluctuation apparent magnitudes are m^bar^_I_=26.08 and m^bar^_V_=28.12; the I band magnitude implies that NGC 5128 is 3.1 + 0.1 Mpc distant. This distance is in good agreement with those derived from the globular cluster luminosity function and supernovae, but is 20% smaller than that derived from the planetary nebula luminosity function. |
| Objects | 2 Objects Search NED ↙ |
