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IRAS galaxy
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IRAS galaxyemits excessive amounts of infrared lighthas source: Clark, S. 1997 Towards the Edge of the Universe, Wiley, 2001-09-27 09:31:10.0
has definition Any galaxy which was discovered by the Infra-Red Astronomical Satellite (IRAS) to possess an excessive amount of infrared emission.has source: Clark, S. 1997 Towards the Edge of the Universe, Wiley, 2001-09-27 09:31:10.0
is a kind of infrared galaxy2001-09-27 09:31:10.0
galaxyhas number of stars 106 to 10122001-09-27 09:31:09.0
has catalog galaxy catalog2001-09-27 09:31:09.0
celestial bodyhas spectra2001-09-27 09:30:09.0
physical objecthas location or center of gravity2001-09-27 09:27:27.0
has angular momentum2001-09-27 09:27:27.0
has mass2001-09-27 09:27:27.0
has velocity2001-09-27 09:27:27.0
has momentum2001-09-27 09:27:27.0
has temperature2001-09-27 09:27:27.0
has volume2001-09-27 09:27:27.0
has extent2001-09-27 09:27:27.0
has material2001-09-27 09:27:27.0