A HIDDEN BROAD-LINE REGION IN THE WEAK SEYFERT-2 GALAXY NGC-788

We have detected a broad Her emission line in the polarized flux spect rum of the Seyfert 2 galaxy NGC 788, indicating that it contains an ob scured Seyfert 1 nucleus. Although such features have been observed in similar to 15 other Seyfert 2 galaxies, this example is unusual becau se it has a higher fraction of galaxy starlight in its spectrum, a low er average measured polarization, and a significantly lower radio lumi nosity than other hidden Seyfert 1 galaxies discovered to date. This d emonstrates that polarized broad-line regions can be detected in relat ively weak classical Seyfert 2 galaxies and illustrates why well-defin ed, reasonably complete spectropolarimetric surveys at Ha! are necessa ry in order to assess whether or not all Seyfert 2 galaxies are obscur ed Seyfert 1 galaxies.