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Galactic and extragalactic astronomy > Galaxies > Starburst galaxies > Infrared galaxies > Luminous infrared galaxies
... > Galactic and extragalactic astronomy > Galaxies > Active galaxies > Starburst galaxies > Infrared galaxies > Luminous infrared galaxies

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Luminous infrared galaxies  

Definition

  • A galaxy that emits most of its energy in the infrared and whose infrared luminosity (in the 8-1000 µm range) is more than 10^11 solar luminosities. (en)

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Entry terms

  • IRAS galaxies (en)
  • LIRG (en)
  • LIRGs (en)

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Editorial note

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http://astrothesaurus.org/uat/946

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