Markarian galaxy

English

Etymology

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

Noun

Markarian galaxy (plural Markarian galaxies)

1. (astronomy) Any of a class of galaxies that have nuclei with excessive amounts of ultraviolet emissions.

Translations

class of galaxies

• Armenian: Մարգարյանի գալակտիկա (Margaryani galaktika)
• Russian: гала́ктика Маркаря́на (galáktika Markarjána)