giant radio galaxy

English

Etymology

giant + radio galaxy

Noun

giant radio galaxy (plural giant radio galaxies)

(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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