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Markarian galaxy
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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
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