NGC 6251
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ngc-6251-245-10463896
title:
NGC 6251
text:
NGC 6251 is an active supergiant elliptical radio galaxy in the constellation Ursa Minor, and is more than 340 million light-years away from Earth. The galaxy has a Seyfert 2 active galactic nucleus, and is one of the most extreme examples of a Seyfert galaxy. This galaxy may be associated with gamma-ray source 3EG J1621+8203, which has high-energy gamma-ray emission. It is also noted for its one-sided radio jet—one of the brightest known—discovered in 1977. The supermassive black hole at the co
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wiki
category slug:
encyclopedia
description:
Seyfert galaxy in the constellation Ursa Minor
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NGC_6251
date created:
date modified:
2023-05-14T11:50:48Z
main entity:
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image:
{"content_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/46/NGC_6251HST.jpg","width":3000,"height":2400}
fields total:
13
integrity:
15