superluminous spiral galaxy

English

Etymology

superluminous + spiral galaxy

Noun

superluminous spiral galaxy (plural superluminous spiral galaxies)

1. (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

• super spiral (abbreviation)

Derived terms

• super spiral (abbreviation)