Seyfert Explained

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 Mexican documentary filmmaker, photographer
• Johann Caspar Seyfert (1697–1767), German music composer
• (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

• Seifert, surname
• Seiffert, surname
• Siefert, surname