Acrux and Mimosa make up one foot of the Great Rhea, a constellation encompassing Centaurus and Circinus along with the two bright stars. |
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Their rhea is attacked by two dogs, represented by bright stars in Centaurus and Circinus. |
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At a distance of only 13 million light-years, the Circinus Galaxy contains one of the closest and brightest active galactic nuclei. |
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Circinus also offers a dark and reflection nebulae in its circle of elusive objects. |
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This makes Circinus X-1 the youngest so-called X-ray binary known. |
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