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IT is difficult to establish the identification of a radio source with an object of stellar appearance and neutral colour. We show in this letter that such identifications can be made by comparing radio and optical positions of accuracy better than 1 arc sec.
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GENT, H., CROWTHER, J., ADGIE, R. et al. Radio Sources identified with Stellar Objects using Precise Radio and Optical Positions. Nature 241, 261–263 (1973). https://doi.org/10.1038/241261a0
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