AGN

GPTKB entity

Statements (51)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf astronomer
gptkbp:affects star formation
gptkbp:canBe Type 1
Type 2
radio-loud
radio-quiet
high-luminosity
low-luminosity
obscured
unobscured
gptkbp:canBeObservedAt all wavelengths
gptkbp:canOutshine host galaxy
gptkbp:cataloguedIn gptkb:Veron-Cetty_&_Veron_catalogue
gptkbp:centralEngine black hole
gptkbp:discoveredBy gptkb:Carl_Seyfert
gptkbp:drivesOn galactic winds
gptkbp:emits radiation therapy
gptkbp:firstDescribed 1943
gptkbp:foundIn gptkb:galaxy
gptkbp:hasFeature broad emission lines
high luminosity
narrow emission lines
variability
gptkbp:hasFeedback AGN feedback
gptkbp:hasType gptkb:Dragon
gptkb:galaxy
gptkb:blazar
active galactic nucleus
gptkbp:hasUnifiedModel orientation-based
gptkbp:hasVariabilityTimescale days to years
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label AGN
gptkbp:importantFor galaxy evolution
gptkbp:luminosity 10^42 to 10^48 erg/s
gptkbp:mayInclude relativistic jets
dusty torus
gptkbp:observedBy gptkb:X-ray_telescopes
gptkb:gamma-ray_telescopes
radio telescopes
optical telescopes
gptkbp:powerSource gravitational energy
gptkbp:provides accretion of matter onto supermassive black hole
gptkbp:redshift high
low
gptkbp:spectrumOfActivity thermal
non-thermal
gptkbp:standsFor gptkb:Active_Galactic_Nucleus
gptkbp:studiedBy gptkb:Sloan_Digital_Sky_Survey
gptkbp:studiedIn extragalactic astronomy
gptkbp:surroundedBy accretion disk
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:active_galactic_nucleus
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5