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VLA image of the Galactic Center source Sgr A at 6cm

Investigator(s):  F. Yusef-Zadeh and M. Morris

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Technical Data

Telescope	VLA
Date of Observation	1983-00-00
Type of Observation	Continuum Observations
Band	C
Wavelength	6 cm
Frequency	5.0 GHz
Center of Image	RA: 17:43:15.00, Dec: -28:52:0.00 (J2000)
Field of View	0.1000 x 0.1000 degrees
Technical Caption	The resolution is 8"x7" at 6cm.



Astronomical database entries for Sgr A
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