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Centaurus A Nucleus


Depicts: Centaurus A, NGC 5128, IRAS 13225-4245
Copyright: E.J. Schreier, (STScI) and NASA

Astronomers have used the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope to probe the core of the nearest active galaxy to Earth, Centaurus A.
Last Update: 1 September 2019
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