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AGN

British  

abbreviation

  1. active galactic nucleus See active galaxy

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"The AGN has endorsed Ethiopia," Richard Muyungi, the group's chair told AFP.

From Barron's

Known as J2245+3743, this AGN is estimated to have a mass 500 million times greater than the Sun and lies roughly 10 billion light-years from Earth.

From Science Daily

"This is unlike any AGN we've ever seen."

From Science Daily

Most of the roughly 100 known TDEs have not occurred within AGN systems, which are already surrounded by dense, swirling disks of material feeding the central black hole.

From Science Daily

A follow-up spectrum from the W. M. Keck Observatory in Hawai'i revealed the AGN's extreme luminosity.

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