Centaurus A
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centaurus-a-181-7276548
title:
Centaurus A
text:
Centaurus A is a galaxy in the constellation of Centaurus. It was discovered in 1826 by Scottish astronomer James Dunlop from his home in Parramatta, in New South Wales, Australia. There is considerable debate in the literature regarding the galaxy's fundamental properties such as its Hubble type and distance. It is the closest radio galaxy to Earth, as well as the closest BL Lac object, so its active galactic nucleus has been extensively studied by professional astronomers. The galaxy is also t
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Radio galaxy in the constellation Centaurus
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Centaurus_A
date created:
2004-03-13T01:30:54Z
date modified:
2024-09-05T20:48:50Z
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image:
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13
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