host galaxy

collocation in English

meaningsofhostandgalaxy

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host
noun
uk
/həʊst/us
/hoʊst/
someone who ...
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galaxy
noun
uk
/ˈɡæl.ək.si/us
/ˈɡæl.ək.si/
one of the independent groups of stars in ...
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(Definition ofhostandgalaxyfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofhost galaxy

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These designations also refer to their host galaxies.
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The host galaxies of quasars can be spirals, irregulars or ellipticals.
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They are characterized by their large size compared to globular clusters and a ringlike distribution around the centers of their host galaxies.
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In both cases the host galaxies are giant ellipticals.
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The host galaxies are almost exclusively large elliptical galaxies.
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These black holes grow in step with the mass of stars in theirhostgalaxyin a way not understood at present.
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It has been called the naked quasar and the quasar without a home because it appears to lack ahostgalaxy.
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A faint trace of ahostgalaxywas also found.
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Average characteristics vary somewhat with distance and type ofhostgalaxy, but can broadly be specified for each supernova type.
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Also, the burst'shostgalaxyhas a low star-formation rate with few massive stars that could produce supernovae and long gamma-ray bursts.
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Originally, the jet'shostgalaxyproved elusive to find, and this jet appeared to be emanating from nothing.
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Its peak far-ultraviolet absolute magnitude reached 21.2, which was comparable to the total absolute magnitude of itshostgalaxy.
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This is fast enough to eject the coalesced black hole completely from itshostgalaxy.
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The ejection velocity would have to be approximately 1000 km/s in order to place the quasar so far from its originalhostgalaxy.
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Its peak far-ultraviolet absolute magnitude reached 21.5, which exceeded the total absolute magnitude of itshostgalaxy.
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They are generally elliptical galaxies which lie close to the geometric and kinematical center of theirhostgalaxycluster, hence at the bottom of the cluster potential well.
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Observations of certain types of variable stars and supernovae of known luminosity, called standard candles, in other galaxies allows the inference of the distance to thehostgalaxy.
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The position of the burst's afterglow was measurably offset from the centroid of thehostgalaxy, effectively ruling out the possibility that the burst originated in an active galactic nucleus.
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Such information as there is about the host galaxies of radio-loud quasars and blazars suggests that they are also hosted by elliptical galaxies.
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In fact, when seen in visible light, the global characteristics of their host galaxies are indistinguishable.
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