Galaxy Zoo Talk

MRK 0516, Seyfert 1.8

by williamaskew

Barred #markarian 0516, Activity - Seyfert 1.8

Posted January 11, 2013 11:30 PM

Subject: AGZ0004uqv

by michelwi

Intense central region activity, dust lane, with distortion may indicate merger of spiral with eliptical possibly ??

Posted September 27, 2012 1:14 AM
by ElisabethB moderator

I only see one galaxy

Posted September 27, 2012 10:56 AM
by Cosmic_Jerk

Looks like it has 2 nucleii?!

Posted July 21, 2013 2:27 PM
by Alpha_Aurigae

#MRK 0516 ; #Seyfert 1 Galaxy ; #AGN

Posted November 29, 2014 12:34 PM
by happyhamza1

Perhaps gravitational #lensing?

Posted February 9, 2015 9:23 PM
by ElisabethB moderator

No gravitational lensing going on here. It looks more like a fuzzy spiral with lots of star formation going on.

Posted February 9, 2015 9:25 PM