Contribution
NGC 5128 – the giant beneath
Presenter: Gretchen Harris (University of Waterloo)
Abstract: When most people think of NGC 5128 (also known as Centaurus A) they see radio jets, central black holes, a very visible accretion disk and more. But these are “icing on the cake” of the underlying giant E galaxy. We now know the it has a fairly normal old halo system as seen in its globular clusters, planetary nebulae, and red giant stars. Its proximity makes NGC 5128 an ideal template for understanding the properties of large E galaxies in general.