Markarian galaxy

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Markarian galaxy

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From Markarian (Armenian surname) + galaxy. Named after Benjamin Markarian, an Armenian astrophysicist who discovered this class of galaxies.

noun Markarian galaxies

Any of a class of galaxies that have nuclei with excessive amounts of ultraviolet emissions.

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noun class of galaxies

Русский	гала́ктика Маркаря́на galáktika Markarjána

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@misc{markarian_galaxy_2026,
  title = {Markarian galaxy},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/markarian%20galaxy},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}