Radio Galaxy

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Nov 2000

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2000eaa..booke4703.&link_type=abstract

"Encyclopedia of Astronomy and Astrophysics, Edited by Paul Murdin, article 4703. Bristol: Institute of Physics Publishing, 2001

Astronomy and Astrophysics

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Galaxies, Galactic Models And Concepts

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A galaxy that is an intense source of radio-frequency emission. The radio luminosity of a strong radio galaxy (1037-1039 watts) can be up to a million times greater than the radio output of a conventional galaxy (typically about 1033 watts) and up to a hundred times greater than the optical luminosity of a galaxy such as the Milky Way. The optical counterparts of radio galaxies are usually ellipt...

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