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Markarian galaxy
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English
Etymology
From en Markarian<pos:Armenian surname> galaxy. Named after Benjamin Markarian, an Armenian astrophysicist who discovered this class of galaxies.
Noun
en Q6770568 en astronomy Any of a class of galaxies that have nuclei with excessive amounts of ultraviolet emissions.
Derived terms
en Markarian<id:Q6770568> Mark,Mark. MKR,Mkr,Mkr. MRK,Mrk,Mrk. MKN,Mkn,Mkn.
Translations
class of galaxies
Armenian: hy Մարգարյանի գալակտիկա
Russian: ru гала́ктика Маркаря́на
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