NGC 4945
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! style="text-align:left;" | Apparent magnitude (V)
| +8.6
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! style="text-align:left;" | Apparent dimensions (V)
| 20' × 4.4'
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! style="text-align:left;" | Constellation
| Centaurus
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! style="text-align:left;" | Radius
| ?
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! style="text-align:left;" | Absolute magnitude (V)
| 13.2
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|} NGC 4945 (also known as PGC 45279) is a spiral galaxy about 13 million light-years away in the constellation Centaurus. It is thought to be quite similar to the Milky Way Galaxy, but X-ray observations show that NGC 4945 has an unusual, energetic, Seyfert 2 nucleus that might house a large black hole. It was discovered by James Dunlop in 1826, and is part of the M83 group of galaxies. Other resoursesSee alsoExternal links
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