Meaning Active galactic nucleus
What does Active galactic nucleus mean? Here you find 5 meanings of the word Active galactic nucleus. You can also add a definition of Active galactic nucleus yourself
1 |
0
0
Active galactic nucleusA very bright, compact region found at the center of certain galaxies. The brightness of an active galactic nucleus is thought to come from an accretion disk around a supermassive black hole. The blac [..]
|
2 |
0
0
Active galactic nucleusA very bright, compact region found at the center of certain galaxies. The brightness of an active galactic nucleus is thought to come from an accretion disk around a supermassive black hole. The blac [..]
|
3 |
0
0
Active galactic nucleusCentral region of a galaxy in which considerable energy is generated by processes other than those present in normal stars. The energy generated by the nucleus may outshine all the other stars in the galaxy. Most astronomers believe that at the centre of an AGN lies a supermassive black hole.
|
4 |
0
0
Active galactic nucleusA very bright, compact region found at the center of certain galaxies. The brightness of an active galactic nucleus is thought to come from an accretion disk around a supermassive black hole. The black hole devours matter from the accretion disk, and this infall of matter provides the firepower for quasars, the most luminous type of active galactic [..]
|
5 |
0
0
Active galactic nucleus
(astronomy) A compact region at the center of a galaxy that has a much higher than normal luminosity over at least some portion, and possibly all, of the electromagnetic spectrum.
|
| << Accretion disk | Active galaxy >> |
Dictionary.university is a dictionary written by people like you and me.
Please help and add a word. All sort of words are welcome!
Add meaning
Please help and add a word. All sort of words are welcome!