Broad-line region

GPTKB entity

Statements (18)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:astronomy
gptkbp:characterizedBy broad emission lines
gptkbp:contains ionized gas clouds
gptkbp:distinctiveFeature narrow-line region
gptkbp:emits hydrogen Balmer lines
permitted lines
gptkbp:firstDescribed 1970s
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Broad-line region
gptkbp:locatedIn close to supermassive black hole
gptkbp:observedBy optical telescopes
gptkbp:partOf active galactic nucleus
gptkbp:relatedTo quasars
blazars
Seyfert galaxies
gptkbp:studiedIn reverberation mapping
gptkbp:velocityDispersion thousands of km/s
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Active_galactic_nuclei
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7