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Active Galactic Nuclei

The Astronomical League’s Active

Galactic Nuclei Program

Program Completed by Jack Fitzmier, AL Member At Large

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Key To Photo Listings:

Identifier(s) / Magnitude / RA and DEC

Distance from Earth in Millions of Light Years / Scope

Date and Time of Exposure

SIMBAD / WIKIPEDIA

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I. Quasars

 

MRK 840 or PGC 53773 / Mag 16 / RA 15 04 08.5 / DEC +14 31 26

1530 Mly / SC 2

2020-04-30 / 03:14 UTC

SIMBAD

 

TON 182 or PGC 50237 / Mag 15.54 / RA 14 05 16.2 / DEC +25 55 34

2078 Mly / SC 2

2020-05-02 / 03:29 UTC

SIMBAD

 

 

MRK 1320 or PGC 39626 / Mag 15 / RA 14 29 06.6 / DEC +01 17 06

1346 Mly / SC 2

2020-05-01 / 23:55 UTC

SIMBAD

 

 

MRK 1383 or PGC 51744 / Mag 14.87 / RA 14 29 06.6 / DEC +01 17 06

1134 Mly / SC 2

2020-04-30 / 02:58 UTC

SIMBAD

 

 

MRK 1320 or PGC 45656 / Mag 15 / RA 12 19 08.8 / DEC -01 48 29

1346 Mly / SC 2

2020-05-11 / 3:20:15 UTC

SIMBAD

 

MK 813 or PGC 51616 / Magnitude / RA 14 27 25.0 / DEC +19 49 52

1687 Mly  / SC 2

2020-05-11 / 03:20 UTC

SIMBAD

 

PG 1259+5933 or PGC 44800 / Mag 15.84 / RA 13 01 12.9 / DEC +59 02 07

5075 Mly / SC 2

2020-05-11 / 03:20 UTC

SIMBAD

 

KUV 14207+2308 or PGC 51374 / Mag 15.57 / RA 14 22 57.7 / DEC +22 54 41

8912 Mly / SC 2

2020-05-11 / 01:55 UTC

SIMBAD

 

PG 1448+273 or PGC 53030 / Mag 15.01 / RA 14 51 08.8 / DEC +27 09 27

866 Mly / SC 2

2020-05-11 / 03:10: UTC

SIMBAD

 

II. Seyfert Galaxies

 

Messier 61 / Mag 9.5 / RA 12 21 55 / Dec +04 28 25

69 Mly / SC 2

2020-04-30 / 00:15:20 UTC

SIMBAD / WIKIPEDIA

 

Messier 81 / Mag 7.2 / RA 12 21 55 / DEC +69 04 00

12 Mly  / SC 2

2020-04-29 / 22:35 UTC

SIMBAD / WIKIPEDIA

 

Messier 104  / Magnitude / RA 12 39 59 / DEC -11 37 23

41 Mly / SC 2

2020-04-30 / 00:00 UTC

SIMBAD  /  WIKIPEDIA

 

NGC 5371 / Mag 10.8 / RA 13 55 40 / DEC +40 27 42

123 Mly / CI 3

2020-04-28 / 03:08 UTC

SIMBAD / WIKIPEDIA

 

 

NGC 5231 / Mag 14.7 / RA 13 35 48 / DEC+02 59 56

300 Mly / SC 2

2020-04-29 / 01:44 UTC

SIMBAD

 

NGC 3080 / Mag 15 / RA 09 59 56 / DEC+13 02 38

474 Mly / SC 2

2020-04-29 / 02:14 UTC

SIMBAD

 

NGC 3858 / Mag 14 / RA 11 45 12 / DEC-09 18 50

259 Mly / SC 2

2020-05-01 / 00:14 UTC

SIMBAD

 

 

NGC 3169 / Mag 11.9 / RA 10 14 15 / DEC+03 27 58

55 Mly / SC 2

2020-05-01 / 00:48 UTC

SIMBAD / WIKIPEDIA

 

 

NGC 3786 / Mag 13.7 / RA 11 39 43 / DEC+31 54 33

123 Mly / SC 2

2020-05-01 / 23:58 UTC

SIMBAD

 

 

NGC 3227 / Mag 10.8 / RA 10 23 31 / DEC+19 51 54

55 Mly / SC 2

2020-05-01 / 01:14 UTC

SIMBAD / WIKIPEDIA

 

 

NGC 3185 / Mag 12.5 / RA 10 17 39 / DEC+21 41 18

55 Mly / SC 2

2020-05-01 / 00:53 UTC

SIMBAD / WIKIPEDIA

 

 

NGC 2992 / Mag 11.9 / RA 09 45 42 / DEC-14 19 35

110 Myl / SC 2

2020-05-01 / 00:44 UTC

SIMBAD / WIKIPEDIA

 

 

NGC 5506 / Mag 13.6 / RA 14 13 15 / DEC-03 12 27

82 Mly / CI 3

2020-05-09 / 22:3 UTC

SIMBAD

 

NGC 5728 / Mag 11.3 / RA 14 42 24 / DEC14 42 24

123 Mly / CI 3

2020-05-09 / 21:03 UTC

SIMBAD / WIKIPEDIA

 

NGC 5427 / Mag 11.4 / RA 14 03 26 / DEC-06 01 51

123 Mly / SC 2

2020-05-12 / 02:20 UTC

SIMBAD / WIKIPEDIA

 

NGC 4378 / Mag 13.2 / RA 12 25 18 / DEC+04 55 31

123 Mly / SC 2

2020-05-14 / 04:3 UTC

SIMBAD

 

NGC 4235 / Mag 11.6/ RA 12 17 10 / DEC +07 11 30

110 Mly / SC 2

2020-05-14 / 04:34 UTC

SIMBAD

 

NGC 4939 / Mag 11.4 / RA 13 04 14 / DEC-10 20 23

137 Mly / SC 2

2020-05-12 / 03:19 UTC

SIMBAD / WIKIPEDIA

 

NGC 5953 / Mag 12.5 / RA 15 34 32 / DEC +15 11 38

96 Mly / SC 2

SIMBAD

 

III. BL Lacertae Objects

 

MRK 501 or UGC 10599 or PGC 59214 / Mag 13.7 / RA 16 53 52.2 / DEC+39 45 36

447 Mly / CI 3

2020-05-09 / 22:23 UTC

SIMBAD / WIKIPEDIA

 

PG 1553+113 / Mag 15 / RA 15 55 43.1/ DEC +11 11 24

4253 Mly / SC 2

SIMBAD

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