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giant_radio_galaxy

giant radio galaxy

English

Noun

giant radio galaxy (plural giant radio galaxies)

  1. (astronomy) a very large radio galaxy; a double radio source having an overall projected linear length exceeding 2 megaparsecs (or more specifically, 2×h50-1 Mpc)
Synonyms
  • GRG (abbreviation)
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