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An Active Galaxy is a Galaxy whose central region has a very high Luminosity. Such excess Emission has been observed in Radio, Infrared, Visible Light, X-ray, and Gamma Rays bands. The nucleus is called an Active Galactic Nucleus.
The radiation is assumed to be due to Accretion of mass by a Supermassive Black Hole. Often associated with a nucleus is a Relativistic Jet.