How to Use Centaurus in a Sentence

Centaurus

noun

• This new information about the Centaurus A black hole fills in a gap at the mid-range size.
  — Alex Fox, Smithsonian Magazine, 2021-07-20
• The system is found in the constellation Centaurus and is seen in the southern sky.
  — Elizabeth Gamillo, Discover Magazine, 2024-03-05
• The dwarf galaxies of other galaxies, such as Centaurus A — the product of a major merger between two large galaxies — also orbit in a plane.
  — Keith Cooper, Space.com, 22 Aug. 2025
• It is located roughly 6,500 light-years away from Earth in the constellation Centaurus and this new image shows the nebula in new detail.
  — Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 2023-12-21
• The three bold Picasso-esque works made in the Alentejo town of Portalegre are with their half-human, half-horse figures based, of course, on the constellation Centaurus.
  — John Oseid, Forbes, 2024-09-17
• Measuring the strength of that shifting reveals our total current speed—roughly 600 kilometers per second—and our direction: somewhere toward the constellation Centaurus.
  — Paul Sutter, Ars Technica, 2023-04-24
• The supernova SN2016adj exploded in the nearby galaxy Centaurus A, creating an expanding circular light echo that was captured by Hubble (and turned into an amazing animation by community scientist Judy Schmidt).
  — Phil Plait, Scientific American, 7 Aug. 2025