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NGC 1433 (also ESO 249-14, IRAS 03404-4722 and PGC 13586) is a magnitude +9.99 barred spiral galaxy located 32 million light-years away in the constellation Horologium.

The spiral galaxy was discovered by Scottish astronomer James Dunlop using a  homemade 9-foot 22.86 cm (9 inch) f/12 speculum Newtonian reflector at Paramatta, New South Wales, Australia, on the 28th September 1826.

Right Ascension 03h 42m 01.553s, Declination -47° 13' 19.49"

NGC 1433 is being studied as part of a survey of 50 nearby galaxies known as the Legacy ExtraGalactic UV Survey (LEGUS).
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ALMA Probes Mysteries of Jets from Giant Black Holes

Two international teams of astronomers have used the power of the Atacama Large Millimetre/submillimetre Array (ALMA) to focus on jets from the huge black holes at the centres of galaxies and observe how they affect their surroundings. They have respectively obtained the best view yet of the molecular gas around a nearby, quiet black hole and caught an unexpected glimpse of the base of a powerful jet close to a distant black hole.
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