Meaning ULIRG
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ULIRG


An ultraluminous infrared galaxy (ULIRG) emits most of its light in the infrared, and has a luminosity that is greater than a trillion Suns. Discovered by IRAS in 1983, the high luminosity of ULIRGs is created by the energy produced by widespread bursts of star formation (perhaps initiated by galaxy collisions), or by active galactic nuclei in the [..]
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ULIRG


(galaxy) ultra-luminous infra-red galaxy|lang=en
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