"BL Lac object" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: BL Lac objects [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} BL Lac object (plural BL Lac objects)
  1. (astronomy) a type of active galaxy with an active galactic nucleus (AGN), named after its prototype, BL Lacertae Wikipedia link: BL Lac object Categories (topical): Astronomy, Black holes Synonyms: BL Lacertae object Translations (type of galaxy with AGN): 蝎虎座BL型天體 (Chinese Mandarin), 蝎虎座BL型天体 (Chinese Mandarin), 蠍虎BL天體 (Chinese Mandarin), 蝎虎BL天体 (Chinese Mandarin), objet BL Lacertae (French), BL-Lacertae-Objekt [neuter] (German), oggetti BL Lac (Italian), とかげ座BL型天体 (tokageza bīerugata tentai) (Japanese), objeto BL Lac (Portuguese), objeto BL Lac (Spanish)

Inflected forms

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