27: Active Galaxies, Quasars, and Supermassive Black Holes Flashcards
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galaxies that are almost as luminous as quasars and share many of their properties, although to a less spectacular degree; abnormal amounts of energy are produced in their centers
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active galactic nuclei (AGN)
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galaxies that house active galactic nuclei
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active galaxies
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an object of very high redshift that looks like a star but is extragalactic and highly luminous - also called a quasi-stellar object, or QSO
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quasar
