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Nov 2000

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2000eaa..booke4822.&link_type=abstract

"Encyclopedia of Astronomy and Astrophysics, Edited by Paul Murdin, article 4822. Bristol: Institute of Physics Publishing, 2001

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

Galaxies, Active Galaxies, Quasars And Galactic Nuclei

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A galaxy that has an exceptionally high luminosity and which radiates large amounts of non-stellar radiation. A typical active galaxy will exhibit all or most of the following properties: an overall luminosity in excess of 1037 watts; a much higher output of x-ray, ultraviolet, infrared and radio radiation than a normal galaxy; a highly luminous and compact central core, known as an active galact...

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