Active galactic nuclei

GPTKB entity

Statements (52)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Astronomical object
gptkbp:abbreviation gptkb:AGN
gptkbp:affects Interstellar medium
Star formation
gptkbp:canBe Radio-loud
Radio-quiet
gptkbp:canOutshine Host galaxy
gptkbp:centralTo gptkb:Supermassive_black_hole
gptkbp:discoveredBy gptkb:Carl_Seyfert
gptkbp:discoveredIn 1943
gptkbp:distance Can be billions of light-years away
gptkbp:emits gptkb:X-rays
gptkb:Gamma_rays
gptkb:Radio_waves
Electromagnetic radiation
Infrared radiation
Optical light
gptkbp:firstCataloguedBy Seyfert galaxies
gptkbp:foundIn gptkb:Galaxies
gptkbp:hasComponent gptkb:Broad-line_region
gptkb:Narrow-line_region
Accretion disk
Relativistic jet
Torus of dust and gas
gptkbp:hasFeedback AGN feedback
gptkbp:hasType gptkb:Blazar
gptkb:Quasar
gptkb:Radio_galaxy
active galactic nucleus
gptkbp:hasUnifiedModel Orientation-based differences
gptkbp:hostedBy gptkb:Galactic_nucleus
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Active galactic nuclei
gptkbp:luminosity Very high
gptkbp:observedBy gptkb:Very_Large_Array
gptkb:Chandra_X-ray_Observatory
gptkb:Hubble_Space_Telescope
gptkb:Fermi_Gamma-ray_Space_Telescope
All wavelengths
gptkbp:powerSource Gravitational energy
gptkbp:produces Jets
Outflows
gptkbp:provides Accretion of matter onto supermassive black hole
gptkbp:range 10^6 to 10^10 solar masses (black hole)
gptkbp:redshift High
gptkbp:studiedBy Cosmology
Galaxy evolution
gptkbp:studiedIn Extragalactic astronomy
gptkbp:triggeredBy Starburst activity
gptkbp:variant Luminosity varies over time
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Supermassive_Black_Hole
gptkb:Quasi-Stellar_Object
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6