superluminous spiral galaxy
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Etymology edit
Noun edit
superluminous spiral galaxy (plural superluminous spiral galaxies)
- (astronomy) a type of supergiant spiral galaxy of the local universe that is much larger than most giant spiral galaxies, and whose stellar creation rate is much higher than typical spiral galaxies because it is more luminous
Synonyms edit
- super spiral (abbreviation)
Derived terms edit
- super spiral (abbreviation)