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Centaurus A Nucleus (Centaurus A , IRAS 13225-4245 , NGC 5128) — image from the Hubble Space Telescope

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Centaurus A Nucleus

May 14, 1998 · ESA/Hubble · Centaurus A , IRAS 13225-4245 , NGC 5128

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Astronomers have used the NASA / ESA Hubble Space Telescope to probe the core of the nearest active galaxy to Earth, Centaurus A.