SEYFERT GALAXY


Meaning of SEYFERT GALAXY in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈsē-fərt- also ]

ˈsī- noun

Etymology: Carl K. Seyfert died 1960 American astronomer

Date: 1959

: any of a class of spiral galaxies that have small compact bright nuclei characterized by variability in light intensity, emission of radio waves, and spectra — called also Seyfert

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