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High energy astrophysics > Active galactic nuclei > Blazars > Flat-spectrum radio quasars
... > Galactic and extragalactic astronomy > Galaxy physics > Galaxy structure > Galaxy nuclei > Active galactic nuclei > Blazars > Flat-spectrum radio quasars
... > Galactic and extragalactic astronomy > Galaxies > Active galaxies > Active galactic nuclei > Blazars > Flat-spectrum radio quasars
Galactic and extragalactic astronomy > Galaxies > Active galaxies > Blazars > Flat-spectrum radio quasars

Preferred term

Flat-spectrum radio quasars  

Definition

  • A member of a small subset of quasars consisting of bright radio galaxies whose flux of visible light output can vary by as much as 50% in a single day. (en)

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • CDQ (en)
  • Core-dominated quasar (en)
  • Core-dominated quasars (en)
  • FSRQ (en)
  • Highly polarized quasar (en)
  • Highly polarized quasars (en)
  • HPQ (en)
  • Optically violent variable quasar (en)
  • Optically violent variable quasars (en)
  • OVV quasar (en)
  • OVV quasars (en)

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http://astrothesaurus.org/uat/2163

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