AGN type
BL Lac Object
A blazar seen looking almost straight down its jet, so its light is dominated by the rapidly-variable, featureless glow of the jet itself rather than by emission lines — one of the most extreme, fast-varying kinds of active nucleus.
Examples & connections
Knowledge connections
- Associated withBlazar
- Associated withActive Galactic Nucleus
Sources
The primary and reference sources this topic draws on.
- NASANational Aeronautics and Space Administration
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