Unified Astronomy Thesaurus

Last uploaded: June 20, 2024
Preferred Name

Infrared galaxies

Definitions

A galaxy that emits most of its energy in the infrared region of the spectrum. Such galaxies are thought to have unusually high rates of star formation and are also described as starburst galaxies.

ID

http://astrothesaurus.org/uat/790

broader

http://astrothesaurus.org/uat/1570

contributor

http://editor.vocabs.ands.org.au/user/AAS_Frey.Katie_Admin

definition

A galaxy that emits most of its energy in the infrared region of the spectrum. Such galaxies are thought to have unusually high rates of star formation and are also described as starburst galaxies.

modified

2020-12-04T21:06:03.354Z

2020-11-02T19:43:03.101Z

narrower

http://astrothesaurus.org/uat/946

http://astrothesaurus.org/uat/1735

prefLabel

Infrared galaxies

related

http://astrothesaurus.org/uat/793

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