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A hot, dust-obscured galaxy seen by WISE

Hot, dust-obscured galaxies, or Hot DOGs, are a rare type of quasar.[1][2][3] These galaxies emit large amounts of radiation in the infrared. Only 1 out of every 3,000 quasars observed by Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer are of this type.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "Extreme Turbulence Roiling 'Most Luminous Galaxy' in the Universe" (Press release). National Radio Astronomy Observatory. 15 January 2016. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
  2. ^ Díaz-Santos, T.; Assef, R. J.; Blain, A. W.; Tsai, C.-W.; Aravena, M.; et al. (January 2016). "The Strikingly Uniform, Highly Turbulent Interstellar Medium of the Most Luminous Galaxy in the Universe". The Astrophysical Journal Letters. 816 (1). L6. arXiv:1511.04079. Bibcode:2016ApJ...816L...6D. doi:10.3847/2041-8205/816/1/L6.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: unflagged free DOI (link)
  3. ^ "The Turbulent Birth of a Quasar" (Press release). European Southern Observatory. 15 January 2016. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
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