B. E. Markarian
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Benjamin Jegischewitsch Markarjan (born 29 November 1913 in Shahumyan, Armenia
; died 29 September 1985) was an Armenian
astrophysicist. Markarian's Chain
(of galaxies) was named after him when he discovered that this string of galaxies moves with a common motion, in the mid 1970s. He is also the namesake of a catalog of compact, optically bright galaxies (including both starbursts and AGN) known as Markarian galaxies.
Armenia
Armenia , officially the Republic of Armenia , is a landlocked mountainous country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia...
; died 29 September 1985) was an Armenian
Armenians
Armenian people or Armenians are a nation and ethnic group native to the Armenian Highland.The largest concentration is in Armenia having a nearly-homogeneous population with 97.9% or 3,145,354 being ethnic Armenian....
astrophysicist. Markarian's Chain
Markarian's Chain
Markarian's Chain is a stretch of galaxies that forms part of the Virgo Cluster. It's called a "chain" because, when viewed from Earth, the galaxies lie along a smoothly curved line. It was named after the Armenian astrophysicist, B. E. Markarian, who discovered their common motion in the early...
(of galaxies) was named after him when he discovered that this string of galaxies moves with a common motion, in the mid 1970s. He is also the namesake of a catalog of compact, optically bright galaxies (including both starbursts and AGN) known as Markarian galaxies.
External links
- Biographie von Benjamin Markarjan (Broken link as of 2009-09-23, 00:17UT)