The Ultraviolet Flare at the Center of the Elliptical Galaxy NGC 4278

/ Authors

A. Cardullo, E. Corsini, A. Beifiori, L. Buson, E. Bontà, L. Morelli, A. Pizzella, F. B. D. D. Astronomia, U. Padova, Italy.

and 2 more authors

-INAF, O. Padova

/ Abstract

A large fraction of otherwise normal galaxies shows weak nuclear activity. One of the signatures of the low-luminosity active galactic nuclei (LLAGNs) is the ultraviolet variability which was serendipitously discovered in the center of some low-ionization nuclear emission-line region (LINER) galaxies (see Ho 2008 for a review).

Journal: Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union

DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/200913046