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Starburst galaxy

Index Starburst galaxy

A starburst galaxy is a galaxy undergoing an exceptionally high rate of star formation, as compared to the long-term average rate of star formation in the galaxy or the star formation rate observed in most other galaxies. [1]

54 relations: Active galactic nucleus, Antennae Galaxies, Arp 220, Astrophysical maser, Baby Boom Galaxy, Centaurus A, Chandra X-ray Observatory, Compositing, Dwarf galaxy, Elliptical galaxy, Fornax, Galaxy, Galaxy formation and evolution, Galaxy merger, Galaxy Zoo, H II region, Haro 11, HFLS3, Hubble Deep Field, Hubble Space Telescope, HXMM01, Hydrogen, I Zwicky 18, IC 10, Interstellar medium, Irregular galaxy, Light-year, Luminous infrared galaxy, Lyman continuum photons, Messier 82, MPG/ESO telescope, NASA, NGC 1569, NGC 1614, NGC 1705, NGC 2146, NGC 4449, NGC 6946, Pea galaxy, Redshift, Sculptor Galaxy, Solar mass, Spiral galaxy, Star formation, Starburst galaxy, Starburst region, Stellar kinematics, Stellar population, Supernova, Supernova remnant, ..., Tidal tail, Wolf–Rayet star, X-ray astronomy, 1,000,000,000. Expand index (4 more) »

Active galactic nucleus

An active galactic nucleus (AGN) is 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, with characteristics indicating that the excess luminosity is not produced by stars.

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Antennae Galaxies

The Antennae Galaxies, also known as NGC 4038/NGC 4039, are a pair of interacting galaxies in the constellation Corvus.

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Arp 220

Arp 220 is the result of a collision between two galaxies which are now in the process of merging.

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Astrophysical maser

An astrophysical maser is a naturally occurring source of stimulated spectral line emission, typically in the microwave portion of the electromagnetic spectrum.

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Baby Boom Galaxy

The Baby Boom Galaxy is a starburst galaxy located 12.2 billion light years away.

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Centaurus A

Centaurus A or NGC 5128 is a galaxy in the constellation of Centaurus.

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Chandra X-ray Observatory

The Chandra X-ray Observatory (CXO), previously known as the Advanced X-ray Astrophysics Facility (AXAF), is a Flagship-class space observatory launched on STS-93 by NASA on July 23, 1999.

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Compositing

Compositing is the combining of visual elements from separate sources into single images, often to create the illusion that all those elements are parts of the same scene.

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Dwarf galaxy

A dwarf galaxy is a small galaxy composed of about 100 million up to several billion stars, a small number compared to the Milky Way's 200–400 billion stars.

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Elliptical galaxy

An elliptical galaxy is a type of galaxy having an approximately ellipsoidal shape and a smooth, nearly featureless image.

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Fornax

Fornax is a constellation in the southern sky, partly ringed by the celestial river Eridanus.

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Galaxy

A galaxy is a gravitationally bound system of stars, stellar remnants, interstellar gas, dust, and dark matter.

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Galaxy formation and evolution

The study of galaxy formation and evolution is concerned with the processes that formed a heterogeneous universe from a homogeneous beginning, the formation of the first galaxies, the way galaxies change over time, and the processes that have generated the variety of structures observed in nearby galaxies.

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Galaxy merger

Galaxy mergers can occur when two (or more) galaxies collide.

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Galaxy Zoo

Galaxy Zoo is a crowdsourced astronomy project which invites people to assist in the morphological classification of large numbers of galaxies.

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H II region

An H II region or HII region is a region of interstellar atomic hydrogen that is ionized.

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Haro 11

Haro 11 (H11) is a small galaxy at a distance of (redshift z.

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HFLS3

HFLS3 is the name for a distant galaxy, located at z.

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Hubble Deep Field

The Hubble Deep Field (HDF) is an image of a small region in the constellation Ursa Major, constructed from a series of observations by the Hubble Space Telescope.

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Hubble Space Telescope

The Hubble Space Telescope (HST) is a space telescope that was launched into low Earth orbit in 1990 and remains in operation.

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HXMM01

HXMM01, known more formally as 1HERMES S250 J022016.5−060143, is a starburst galaxy located in the northwestern portion of the constellation Cetus.

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Hydrogen

Hydrogen is a chemical element with symbol H and atomic number 1.

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I Zwicky 18

I Zwicky 18 is a dwarf irregular galaxy located about 59 million light years away in the constellation Ursa Major.

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IC 10

IC 10 is an irregular galaxy in the constellation Cassiopeia.

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Interstellar medium

In astronomy, the interstellar medium (ISM) is the matter and radiation that exists in the space between the star systems in a galaxy.

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Irregular galaxy

An irregular galaxy is a galaxy that does not have a distinct regular shape, unlike a spiral or an elliptical galaxy.

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Light-year

The light-year is a unit of length used to express astronomical distances and measures about 9.5 trillion kilometres or 5.9 trillion miles.

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Luminous infrared galaxy

Luminous infrared galaxies or LIRGs are galaxies with luminosities, the measurement of brightness, above.

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Lyman continuum photons

Lyman continuum photons (abbrev. LyC), shortened to Ly continuum photons or Lyc photon, are the photons emitted from stars at photon energies above the Lyman limit.

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Messier 82

Messier 82 (also known as NGC 3034, Cigar Galaxy or M82) is a starburst galaxy approximately 12 million light-years away in the constellation Ursa Major.

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MPG/ESO telescope

The MPG/ESO telescope is a 2.2-metre f/8.0 (17.6-metre) ground-based telescope at the European Southern Observatory (ESO) in La Silla, Chile.

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NASA

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is an independent agency of the executive branch of the United States federal government responsible for the civilian space program, as well as aeronautics and aerospace research.

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NGC 1569

The NGC 1569 is a dwarf irregular galaxy in Camelopardalis.

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NGC 1614

NGC 1614 is the New General Catalogue identifier for a spiral galaxy in the equatorial constellation of Eridanus.

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NGC 1705

NGC 1705 is a peculiar lenticular galaxy and a blue compact dwarf galaxy in the constellation Pictor, undergoing a starburst.

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NGC 2146

NGC 2146 is a barred spiral galaxy type SB(s)ab pec in the constellation Camelopardalis.

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NGC 4449

NGC 4449 is an irregular Magellanic type galaxy in the constellation Canes Venatici, being located about 12 million light-years away.

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NGC 6946

NGC 6946 is a face-on intermediate spiral galaxy with a small bright nucleus, whose location in the sky straddles the boundary between the northern constellations of Cepheus and Cygnus.

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Pea galaxy

A Pea galaxy, also referred to as a Pea or Green Pea, might be a type of Luminous Blue Compact Galaxy which is undergoing very high rates of star formation.

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Redshift

In physics, redshift happens when light or other electromagnetic radiation from an object is increased in wavelength, or shifted to the red end of the spectrum.

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Sculptor Galaxy

The Sculptor Galaxy, also known as the Silver Coin or Silver Dollar Galaxy, NGC 253, is an intermediate spiral galaxy in the constellation Sculptor.

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Solar mass

The solar mass is a standard unit of mass in astronomy, equal to approximately.

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Spiral galaxy

Spiral galaxies form a class of galaxy originally described by Edwin Hubble in his 1936 work The Realm of the Nebulae(pp. 124–151) and, as such, form part of the Hubble sequence.

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Star formation

Star formation is the process by which dense regions within molecular clouds in interstellar space, sometimes referred to as "stellar nurseries" or "star-forming regions", collapse and form stars.

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Starburst galaxy

A starburst galaxy is a galaxy undergoing an exceptionally high rate of star formation, as compared to the long-term average rate of star formation in the galaxy or the star formation rate observed in most other galaxies.

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Starburst region

A starburst is an astrophysical process that involves star formation occurring at a rate that is large compared to the rate that is typically observed.

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Stellar kinematics

In astronomy, stellar kinematics is the observational study or measurement of the kinematics or motions of stars through space.

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Stellar population

During 1944, Walter Baade categorized groups of stars within the Milky Way into bluer stars associated with the spiral arms and the general position of yellow stars near the central galactic bulge or within globular star clusters.

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Supernova

A supernova (plural: supernovae or supernovas, abbreviations: SN and SNe) is a transient astronomical event that occurs during the last stellar evolutionary stages of a star's life, either a massive star or a white dwarf, whose destruction is marked by one final, titanic explosion.

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Supernova remnant

A supernova remnant (SNR) is the structure resulting from the explosion of a star in a supernova.

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Tidal tail

A tidal tail is a thin, elongated region of stars and interstellar gas that extends into space from a galaxy.

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Wolf–Rayet star

Wolf–Rayet stars, often abbreviated as WR stars, are a rare heterogeneous set of stars with unusual spectra showing prominent broad emission lines of highly ionised helium and nitrogen or carbon.

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X-ray astronomy

X-ray astronomy is an observational branch of astronomy which deals with the study of X-ray observation and detection from astronomical objects.

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1,000,000,000

1,000,000,000 (one billion, short scale; one thousand million or milliard, yard, long scale) is the natural number following 999,999,999 and preceding 1,000,000,001.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Starburst_galaxy

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