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THE galaxy NGC5128 (Centaurus A), has been found to contain a compact radio source in its nucleus1. This compact source is one of the most remarkable yet discovered, and, as NGC5128 is the nearest of the strong radio galaxies (∼ 4 Mpc), it provides a possibly unique opportunity to investigate the physical processes which produce these objects. The results which we report here place important constraints on its structure and magnetic field strength.
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PRICE, K., STULL, M. Variability and circular polarisation in the nucleus of NGC5128 at 10.7 GHz. Nature 255, 467–468 (1975). https://doi.org/10.1038/255467a0
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