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It is proposed that NGC 5253 has been the place of a violent event like M82. The presence of a long jet and the characteristics of its nuclear complex points to this interpretation.
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Sérsic, J.L., Carranza, G. & Pastoriza, M. On the nature of NGC 5253. Astrophys Space Sci 19, 469–494 (1972). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00645728
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