Seyfert

Seyfert is a surname, and may refer to:

Carl Keenan Seyfert (1911–1960), United States astronomer
Gabriele Seyfert (born 1948), German athlete in figure skating
J. Michael Seyfert (born 1959), German documentary filmmaker, photographer
Johann Caspar Seyfert (1697–1767), German music composer
Johann Gottfried Seyfert (1731–1772), German music composer, son of Johann Caspar Seyfert
R. Tracy Seyfert (born 1941), United States political figure from Pennsylvania

Other uses

Seyfert (crater), a crater on the far side of Earth's Moon that is named after Carl Keenan Seyfert
Seyfert Galaxy, a class of galaxies named after Carl Keenan Seyfert
Seyfert's Sextet, a group of galaxies located in a cluster some 190 million light-years from Earth

See also

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