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unusual facts about Markarian's Chain


Benjamin Markarian

Markarian's Chain (of galaxies) was named after him when he discovered that this string of galaxies moves with a common motion.


Markarian 231

Markarian 231 (UGC 8058) is a Type-1 Seyfert galaxy that was discovered in 1969 as part of a search of galaxies with strong ultraviolet radiation.

Pulvermacher's chain

For instance, there are references to it in the novel Madame Bovary when the character Homais wearing a number of Pulvermacher chains is described as "more bandaged than a Scythian".

Sergio Markarián

Sergio Apraham Markarián Abrahamian (born November 1, 1944 in Montevideo) is a Uruguayan football coach of Armenian descent.


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