Seyfert's Original Galaxies
Carl Seyfert published his first study of the class of galaxies that now bears his name in 1943.
Among the six galaxies discussed in Seyfert's paper was NGC 1068 (M77),
the galaxy that E. A. Fath had
already identified as unusual in the year
1908 because of its strong emission lines. In modern terms,
NGC 1068 is an Sb spiral with an active nucleus that is also classified as
a type 2 Seyfert galaxy. It is the nearest and brightest Seyfert 2 galaxy.