Markarian galaxy

English

Etymology

From Markarian (“an Armenian surname”) + galaxy. Named after Benjamin Markarian, an Armenian astrophysicist who discovered this class of galaxies.

Noun

Markarian galaxy (plural Markarian galaxies)

(astronomy) Any of a class of galaxies that have nuclei with excessive amounts of ultraviolet emissions.

Translations

class of galaxies

Armenian: Մարգարյանի գալակտիկա (Margaryani galaktika)
Russian: гала́ктика Маркаря́на (galáktika Markarjána)

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