Object 170: Don't Forget the Feedback
From George's Random Astronomical Object by George Bendo
March 2, 2026 · 8 min
About this episode
This episode discusses the peculiar features of the spiral galaxy NGC 2639, particularly its active galactic nucleus and the jets of gas it emits.
NGC 2639 may look like an ordinary spiral galaxy, but it contains an active galactic nucleus with jets of gas that have emerged from that nucleus in four different directions, which is, to use the technical term, quite weird.
People in this episode
Host: George Bendo
Topics covered
- galaxies
- active galactic nucleus
- astronomy
- jets of gas
- spiral galaxies
Keywords
- NGC 2639
- spiral galaxy
- active galactic nucleus
- jets of gas
- astronomy
Mentioned in this episode
Books & works: NGC 2639
Places: spiral galaxy
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