Detection of hard X ray emission from a type 2 Seyfert galaxy

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Emission Spectra, Galactic Structure, Luminosity, Virgo Galactic Cluster, X Ray Spectra, Brightness Distribution, H Alpha Line, Seyfert Galaxies, X Ray Astronomy

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The observations made by an X-ray telescope, flown on the Spacelab-2 Mission, of a number of clusters of galaxies are presented. Spectrally resolved images of a 6 degree square field of view in an energy range 2.5 to 32 keV were obtained. A number of serendipitous sources were detected. One such source is identified with NGC4388, a galaxy in the Virgo cluster, classified optically as a type 2 Seyfert. The hard X-ray spectrum indicates a high luminosity coupled with a high column density. A detection of faint broad wings to the H alpha line suggests that the galaxy should be reclassified as a NELG. Observations restricted to the energy range of grazing incidence telescopes such as Einstein and EXOSAT may give a misleading impression of the luminosity function of Active Galactic Nuclei (AGN).

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