Active Galactic Nucleus

GPTKB entity

Statements (50)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf astronomer
gptkbp:abbreviation gptkb:AGN
gptkbp:affects interstellar medium
star formation
gptkbp:canBe Type 1
Type 2
radio-loud
radio-quiet
gptkbp:canBeLensed yes
gptkbp:canBeVariable yes
gptkbp:canOutshine host galaxy
gptkbp:centralTo black hole
gptkbp:detects spectroscopy
photometry
radio interferometry
gptkbp:discoveredIn 1940s
gptkbp:emits radiation therapy
gptkbp:foundIn gptkb:galaxy
gptkbp:hasAccretionDisk yes
gptkbp:hasFeature broad emission lines
high luminosity
narrow emission lines
variability
gptkbp:hasObscuringTorus yes
gptkbp:hasType gptkb:Dragon
gptkb:galaxy
gptkb:blazar
active galactic nucleus
gptkbp:hasUnifiedModel yes
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Active Galactic Nucleus
gptkbp:luminosity 10^42 to 10^48 erg/s
gptkbp:observedBy gptkb:Very_Large_Array
gptkb:Chandra_X-ray_Observatory
gptkb:Hubble_Space_Telescope
optical wavelengths
X-ray wavelengths
gamma-ray wavelengths
radio wavelengths
gptkbp:polarization yes
gptkbp:powerSource gravitational energy
gptkbp:produces winds
jets
outflows
gptkbp:provides accretion of matter onto supermassive black hole
gptkbp:redshift high
gptkbp:studiedBy gptkb:cosmology
galaxy evolution
gptkbp:studiedIn astrophysics
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:AGN
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6