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   PR #   113
   Cen A is the nearest AGN to us. The radio map shows two huge jet-lobe
   structures. The X-ray map also shows jet-structures around a nucleus
   which isthe brightest AGN in the X-ray band. The spectrum consists of
   a highly absorbedpower-law component and a soft excess component. The
   ASCA observation of Cen Ashould be done to investigate the following
   items:1) Structure and spectrum of the diffuse component including
   jets around thenucleus. It will be very interesting to look for the
   the presence of the ironemission line in the spectrum and, in
   particular, its energy shift.2) Origin of the soft excess component.
   Its spatial and temporal behavior should be analyzed in relation to
   those of the power-law component.
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