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The galactic nucleus coincides with an extinction peak of A V ≈ 24 corresponding to cloud of mass ≈ 6 × 104 M ⊙ and lies ≈ 2.2” NW of the NIR intensity peak. The radio point sources are most likely HIIregions. The “Hot Spots” are not hot.
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Sams, B.J., Genzel, R., Eckart, A., Tacconi-Garman, L.E., Hofmann, R. (1994). The Nucleus of NGC 253: The Role of Dust. In: Genzel, R., Harris, A.I. (eds) The Nuclei of Normal Galaxies. NATO ASI Series, vol 445. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-0752-5_18
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