Seyfert Galaxies

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Nov 2000

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2000eaa..booke1584w&link_type=abstract

"Encyclopedia of Astronomy and Astrophysics, Edited by Paul Murdin, article 1584. Bristol: Institute of Physics Publishing, 2001

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

Galaxies, Active Galaxies, Quasars And Galactic Nuclei

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In many respects Seyfert galaxies are similar to any other galaxy, except their nuclear regions show unusual properties: they can be much brighter and their spectra show strong emission lines of high excitation. Such nuclei are called `active', and so Seyfert galaxies belong to the wider category of `ACTIVE GALAXIES' or, more specifically, they have `ACTIVE GALACTIC NUCLEI' (AGN). Seyferts were, ...

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