Luminous infrared galaxy
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Luminous infrared galaxies or LIRGs are galaxies with luminosities above 1011 L☉. They are also referred to as submillimeter galaxies through their normal method of detection. LIRGs are more abundant
IRAS 14348-1447 is an ultraluminous infrared galaxy, located over a billion light-years away.
South America Galaxy taken by the Hubble Space Telescope
2MASX J05210136-2521450.
Ultraluminous Infrared Galaxy IRAS 19297-0406
WISE J224607.57−052635.0
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WISE J224607.57−052635.0 is an extremely luminous infrared galaxy which, in 2015, was announced as the most luminous known galaxy in the observable universe. The brightness of this galaxy is 350 trill
Luminous infrared galaxy
…mean SB contribution of ~30%. Star formation rates in HLIRGs have been shown to reach ~ 3×102 – 3×103 M☉ yr−1. The Extremely Luminous Infrared Galaxy WISE J224607.57-052635.0, with a luminosity of 300 trillion suns was discovered by NASA's Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (WISE), and as of May 2015 is the most luminous…
ALMA image of W2246−0526 merging with three nearby smaller galaxies
Artist's impression of W2246-0526
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