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A Centaurus A : Spectra of the Optical Filament

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  25 April 2016

B.A. Peterson ,
R.J. Dickens  and
R.D. Cannon
B.A. Peterson
Affiliation:
Anglo-Australian Observatory, Sydney
R.J. Dickens
Affiliation:
Royal Greenwich Observatory, Sussex
R.D. Cannon
Affiliation:
SRC, UK 48-inch Schmidt Unit, Coonabarabran
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The radio source, Cen A, is large and complex with many peaks in the brightness distribution over an area about 4 x 10 degrees. The peculiar elliptical galaxy NGC 5128 lies between the two strong inner radio brightness peaks and is centred on a weaker central radio source. This radio source is in the centre of the dust lane which divides the galaxy and may be related to the infrared, X-ray and γ-ray sources.

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Publications of the Astronomical Society of Australia , Volume 2 , Issue 6 , October 1975 , pp. 366 - 367
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Copyright © Astronomical Society of Australia 1975

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