The Active Galactic Nucleus of 3C 120

Artist's impression of 3C120

Still image from an animation depicting the jets emitted by the black hole in galaxy 3C 120.

Credit: Cosmovision (led by Dr. Wolfgang Steffen of the Instituto de Astronomia, UNAM, Ensenada, Mexico) for A. Marscher; NRAO/AUI/NSF
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