Galactic Nucleus

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Nov 2000

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2000eaa..booke4701.&link_type=abstract

"Encyclopedia of Astronomy and Astrophysics, Edited by Paul Murdin, article 4701. Bristol: Institute of Physics Publishing, 2001

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

Galaxies, Milky Way Galaxy

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The central core of a galaxy. In elliptical galaxies and in the central bulges of spiral galaxies, the nucleus corresponds to the location at which the optical brightness reaches a maximum, and to the region within which stars are most densely concentrated. Irregular galaxies do not contain well-defined nuclei. Active galaxies, which comprise a few percent of the total number of galaxies, contain...

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