Quasars
Q. Which of the following are the properties of Quasars?
1) Far off distance from Earth
2) Brightest
3) Low Temperatures- Published on 04 Apr 16a. 1, 3
b. 2, 3
c. 1, 2
d. All of the above
ANSWER: 1, 2
- Quasars or quasi-stellar radio sources are the most energetic and distant members of a class of objects called active galactic nuclei (AGN).
- They have high temperatures, Quasars are extremely distant objects in our known universe. They are the furthest objects away from our galaxy that can be seen. Quasars are extremely bright masses of energy and light. Quasars are the brightest objects in our universe.
- Most quasars were formed approximately 12 billion years ago, and they are normally caused by collisions of galaxies, with the galaxies' central black holes merging to form either a supermassive black hole or a binary black hole system.
