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J.F. Zhou
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Five compact radio sources, include 0420-014, 1334-127, 1504-166, 2243-123, and 2345-167, were observed at 5GHz by European VLBI (Very Long Baseline Interferometry) Network (EVN) in June, 1996. The primary purpose of this observation was to confirm their superluminal proper motions. Here, the results of 1334-127, 1504-166, 2243-123 and 2345-167 are presented.
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