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    Hanny's Voorwerp /ˈhʌniz ˈvɔːrwɛərp/ (Dutch for Hanny's object) is a type of astronomical object called a quasar ionization echo. It was discovered in...
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    stars with planetary systems, two pairs of interacting galaxies, and Hanny's Voorwerp, a unique deep-sky object. The classical astronomers Aratus and Ptolemy...
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  • blue Luminous infrared galaxy Hot dust-obscured Green bean galaxy Hanny's Voorwerp Wolf-Rayet galaxy Low activity Low surface brightness Ultra diffuse...
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    close to the intergalactic cloud Hanny's Voorwerp. The galaxy is a former quasar, whose light lit up Hanny's Voorwerp, which is now a light echo of that...
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    blue Luminous infrared galaxy Hot dust-obscured Green bean galaxy Hanny's Voorwerp Wolf-Rayet galaxy Low activity Low surface brightness Ultra diffuse...
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  • blue Luminous infrared galaxy Hot dust-obscured Green bean galaxy Hanny's Voorwerp Wolf-Rayet galaxy Low activity Low surface brightness Ultra diffuse...
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    well studied example of a quasar light echo is the object known as Hanny's Voorwerp (HsV). HsV is made entirely of gas so hot – about 10,000 degrees Celsius –...
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    lightyears towards a cloud, which would later become Hanny's Voorwerp. This makes Hanny's Voorwerp the first EELR associated with a fading AGN. Previously...
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    and Hanny's Voorwerp". ING website. Isaac Newton Group. Retrieved 17 May 2010. Lintott, Chris J.; Schawinski, Kevin; Keel, William; Van Arkel, Hanny; Bennert...
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  • Sagittarius, named after Arturo Gómez. Hanny's Voorwerp is a quasar ionization echo near IC 2497 in Leo Minor, named after Hanny van Arkel. Helmi stream is a stellar...
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