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Seyfert galaxy

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ID 1151197 Last modified 11.12.2025
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Domain astronomyastrophysics
  • väga heleda, nõrgalt aktiivse tuumaga galaktika, mille spektris leidub kiirgusjooni
  • galaxy with a bright active nucleus and emission lines in its optical spectrum
Seyferti galaktika
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  • Samuti olid vaadeldud objektide hulgas mitmesugused plahvatustega seotud objektid: kataklüsmilised tähed, noovad, supernoovade jäänukudud ja neutrontähed. Lisaks sellele identifitseeriti ekstremaalset UV-kiirgust ka 36 aktiivse, Seyferti galaktika tuumaalast.
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  • Saanud nime Ameerika astronoomi Carl Keenan Seyferti (1911-1960) järgi.
Seyfert galaxy
Usage examples
  • A Seyfert galaxy has a quasar-like nucleus, but the host galaxy is clearly detectable. The original definition of the class (Seyfert 1943) was primarily morphological, i.e., these are galaxies with high surface brightness nuclei, and subsequent spectroscopy revealed unusual emission-line characteristics.

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