active galactic nucleus
compact region at the center of a galaxy that has a much higher than normal luminosity over at least some portion – and possibly all – of the electromagnetic spectrum
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active galactic nucleus
Summary
active galactic nucleus is an astronomical object type[1]. It draws 697 Wikipedia views per month (astronomical_object_type category, ranking #33 of 289).[2]
Key Facts
- active galactic nucleus's instance of is recorded as astronomical object type[3].
- active galactic nucleus's GND ID is recorded as 4233554-1[4].
- active galactic nucleus's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as sh93000826[5].
- active galactic nucleus's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 124368650[6].
- active galactic nucleus's subclass of is recorded as galaxy[7].
- active galactic nucleus's part of is recorded as galactic bulge[8].
- active galactic nucleus's part of is recorded as active galaxy[9].
- active galactic nucleus's Commons category is recorded as Active galactic nuclei[10].
- active galactic nucleus's BNCF Thesaurus ID is recorded as 75622[11].
- active galactic nucleus's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/01808_[12].
- active galactic nucleus's NL CR AUT ID is recorded as ph134703[13].
- active galactic nucleus's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Active galaxies[14].
- active galactic nucleus's Dewey Decimal Classification is recorded as 523.112[15].
- active galactic nucleus's Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID is recorded as 0247114[16].
- active galactic nucleus's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as topic/active-galactic-nucleus[17].
- active galactic nucleus's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'AGN'}[18].
- active galactic nucleus's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'NAG'}[19].
- active galactic nucleus's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'ru', 'text': 'АЯГ'}[20].
- active galactic nucleus's BabelNet ID is recorded as 01011557n[21].
- active galactic nucleus's Quora topic ID is recorded as Active-Galactic-Nuclei-AGNs[22].
- active galactic nucleus's Quora topic ID is recorded as Active-Galactic-Nuclei[23].
- active galactic nucleus's JSTOR topic ID is recorded as active-galactic-nuclei[24].
- active galactic nucleus's Unified Astronomy Thesaurus ID is recorded as 16[25].
- active galactic nucleus's Elhuyar ZTH ID is recorded as 135801[26].
- active galactic nucleus's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[27].
Why It Matters
active galactic nucleus draws 697 Wikipedia views per month (astronomical_object_type category, ranking #33 of 289).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 52 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]