blazar

Meanings

Plural: blazars

Noun

A very compact quasar, associated with a supermassive black hole at the center of an active galaxy.
An object which is either an optically violent variable quasar (OVV quasar) or a BL Lac object or which has properties of both.

Origin / Etymology

Blend of B + L + Lac + quasar. Coined by astronomer Edward Spiegel in 1978 from BL Lac object and quasar, punning blazing from its optical presentation compared to usual quasars. By surface analysis, blaze + -ar.

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