• An active galactic nucleus (AGN) is a compact region at the center of a galaxy that emits a significant amount of energy across the electromagnetic spectrum...
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    structure. These energetic radio lobes are powered by jets from its active galactic nucleus. They have luminosities up to 1039 W at radio wavelengths between...
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    "active" if they contain an active galactic nucleus (AGN). A significant portion of the galaxy's total energy output is emitted by the active nucleus instead...
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    Quasar (category Active galaxy types)
    A quasar (/ˈkweɪzɑːr/ KWAY-zar) is an extremely luminous active galactic nucleus (AGN). It is sometimes known as a quasi-stellar object, abbreviated QSO...
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    about 40 million light-years (12.5 megaparsecs). NGC 5643 has an active galactic nucleus and is a type II Seyfert galaxy. The galaxy was first discovered...
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    the Milky Way's 1 M☉ per annum of star production); the central active galactic nucleus attested to not have been producing sufficient energy to ionize...
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  • Nucleus may also refer to: Active galactic nucleus in astronomy Comet nucleus, the solid, central part of a comet Cell nucleus, a central organelle of a...
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    astronomer Max Wolf on March 23, 1903. The galaxy does not have an active galactic nucleus. "HyperLeda -object description". atlas.obs-hp.fr. Retrieved 2024-04-22...
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  • general Active galactic nucleus Galactic bulge Galactic disc Galactic habitable zone Galactic halo Dark matter halo Galactic corona Galactic magnetic...
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  • Galactic core or galaxy core can refer to: Astronomy Galactic Center of the Milky Way Nucleus region of a galaxy Active galactic nucleus, of a regular...
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    March 23, 1903, by the astronomer Max Wolf and it does not have an active galactic nucleus or an indication of star formation. "HyperLeda -object description"...
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    in 1783 by William Herschel. NGC 7800 is not known to have an active galactic nucleus, and is not known to have much star-forming regions. "By Name |...
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    German astronomer Max Wolf. It is unknown whether IC 3403 has an active galactic nucleus. "HyperLeda -object description". atlas.obs-hp.fr. Retrieved 2024-04-22...
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    calculate the apparent magnitude for both objects. It is a possible active galactic nucleus candidate, according to SIMBAD. "Your NED Search Results". ned...
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    larger compared to the Milky Way. and is classified as LINER-type active galactic nucleus galaxy according to SIMBAD. Despite listed in the Virgo Cluster...
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    region. The coexistence of a circumnuclear starburst ring and an active galactic nucleus have turned NGC 7469 into a key target for studying their relation...
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    French astronomer, Stephane Javelle on November 25, 1897. It has an active galactic nucleus according to SIMBAD and considered an emission-line galaxy. IC...
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    category of spirals that have split-arms. It is known to have a LINER active galactic nucleus according to SIMBAD. Type IIP supernova, SN 2009lo was discovered...
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    BL Lacertae object (category Active galaxy types)
    of active galactic nucleus (AGN) or a galaxy with such an AGN, named after its prototype, BL Lacertae. In contrast to other types of active galactic nuclei...
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    Gary; Diamond-Stanic, Aleksandar M. (1 May 2010). "Unobscured Type 2 Active Galactic Nuclei". The Astrophysical Journal. 714 (1): 115–129. arXiv:1004.2077...
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    Blazar (category Active galaxy types)
    A blazar is an active galactic nucleus (AGN) with a relativistic jet (a jet composed of ionized matter traveling at nearly the speed of light) directed...
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    is an interacting grand-design spiral galaxy with a Seyfert 2 active galactic nucleus. It lies in the constellation Canes Venatici, and was the first...
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    Spitaler, an Austrian astronomer. It is not known whether it has an active galactic nucleus. Type Ia supernova, iPTF14atg was discovered in IC 831 on May 3...
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    to the Milky Way. It is categorized as a LINER galaxy with an active galactic nucleus emitting weak emission-lines. IC 3505 was discovered by Royal Harwood...
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    NGC 5128 is one of the closest radio galaxies to Earth, so its active galactic nucleus has been extensively studied by professional astronomers. The galaxy...
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    heterogeneous halo of extremely hot gas, posited to be due to the active galactic nucleus at the core of the central elliptical galaxy. M87 is the largest...
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    observations of a rapidly growing supermassive black hole known as an active galactic nucleus, or AGN. Oxygen atoms in the WHIM were seen to absorb X-rays passing...
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    considered as a radio galaxy by the SIMBAD database. It has an active galactic nucleus and contains high amounts of ionized hydrogen. "NGC 4991 - Barred...
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    luminous quasars known. As a quasar, TON 618 is believed to be the active galactic nucleus at the center of a galaxy, the engine of which is a supermassive...
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    Albert Marth, a German astronomer on May 8th,1864. NGC 5535 has an active galactic nucleus and considered as a radio galaxy according to SIMBAD, in which...
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