Markarian 421

Summary

Markarian 421 is a blazar^[1]. It draws 42 Wikipedia views per month (blazar category, ranking #1 of 2).^[2]

Key Facts

• Markarian 421's image is recorded as Mark421-U3WS2701M.jpg^[3].
• Markarian 421's instance of is recorded as blazar^[4].
• Markarian 421's constellation is recorded as Ursa Major^[5].
• Markarian 421's spectral class is recorded as DC^[6].
• Markarian 421's part of is recorded as Q67625436^[7].
• Markarian 421's part of is recorded as Q67631195^[8].
• Markarian 421's part of is recorded as Q67790969^[9].
• Markarian 421's Commons category is recorded as Markarian 421^[10].
• Markarian 421's catalog code is recorded as 1ES 1101+38.4^[11].
• Markarian 421's catalog code is recorded as 7C 110140.70+382847.00^[12].
• Markarian 421's catalog code is recorded as 6C 110140+382847^[13].
• Markarian 421's catalog code is recorded as NVSS J110427+381232^[14].
• Markarian 421's catalog code is recorded as 2MASS J11042730+3812318^[15].
• Markarian 421's catalog code is recorded as AAVSO 1058+38^[16].
• Markarian 421's catalog code is recorded as NVSS J110427+381231^[17].
• Markarian 421's catalog code is recorded as QSO B1101+384^[18].
• Markarian 421's catalog code is recorded as QSO J1104+3812^[19].
• Markarian 421's catalog code is recorded as QSO B1101+3828^[20].
• Markarian 421's catalog code is recorded as RBS 939^[21].
• Markarian 421's catalog code is recorded as UGC 6132^[22].
• Markarian 421's catalog code is recorded as Z 184-50^[23].
• Markarian 421's catalog code is recorded as 2MASX J11042732+3812320^[24].
• Markarian 421's catalog code is recorded as 1RXS J110427.1+381231^[25].
• Markarian 421's catalog code is recorded as 2EUVE J1104+38.2^[26].
• Markarian 421's catalog code is recorded as EUVE J1104+38.1^[27].

Why It Matters

Markarian 421 draws 42 Wikipedia views per month (blazar category, ranking #1 of 2).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28]