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Is a quasar the same as a galaxy?

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No, it's a possible stage in the life cycle of a star.

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Quasar in a sentence?

Astronomers have detected a quasar in a distant galaxy.


Is a quasar a type of galaxy?

No. A Quasar is a Black hole in center of some Galaxies. I think our Galaxy has one of them.


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No, not in the slightest sense. A quasar, pulsar, and galaxy are three very different things.


Do Quasars have the energy of 5 million suns?

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In what constellation is the center of the galaxy?

Not "the" quasar, but "a" quasar - there are many. A quasar is associated with a supermassive black hole, and those are generally at the center of galaxies.


A quasar is a type of?

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What is a starlike object outside your galaxy called?

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What is a star like source of energy in the center of a galaxy?

quasar


What galaxy has the brightest center?

A quasar will have the brightest galactic centre.


A quasar is a type of galaxy?

Scientists have only recently decided that a quasar is a galaxy with a relatively new supermassive black hole that has "recently" formed. This isn't certain, by any means; only a few years ago, there was considerable debate about what, exactly, a quasar was. As small as a star, brighter than a galaxy; nothing seemed to make sense.


Galaxy which is thousand times brighter than ordinary galaxy is called?

That must refer to a quasar - however, the claim that it is "a thousand times brighter" is somewhat doubtful. A quasar may seem brighter than it is, (a) because of gravitational lensing, and (b) because the jet is pointed towards us. In any case, a quasar is a small region in a galaxy, which is often brighter than an entire normal galaxy.


What is a quasar and what does it have to do with a black hole?

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