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Markarian galaxy comparison table

Subject	has definition	is a kind of
emission line galaxy		galaxy
Markarian galaxy	A galaxy in Markarian's list of galaxies with abnormally strong ultraviolet continua. They have broad emission lines arising in a bright, semi-stellar nucleus. Markarian 231 is the most luminous galaxy known if it is at its Hubble distance.	emission line galaxy

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