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Hanny's Voorwerp

/ˈhʌniz ˈvɔːrwɛərp/

Hanny's Voorwerp proper noun: a voorwerpje in the Leo Minor constellation near the galaxy IC 2497. The first such object discovered, an intergalactic gas cloud lit up by an extinguished quasar. The quasar jet has burned a hole in the intergalatic cloud, and some collapse, causing star formation, making this voorwerpje a candidate as a galaxy or star cluster.

hanny's voorwerp: a voorwerpje in the Leo Minor constellation near the galaxy IC 2497. The first such object...
Image: NASA, ESA, W. Keel (University of Alabama), and the Galaxy, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Proper noun

Hanny's Voorwerp

  1. A voorwerpje in the Leo Minor constellation near the galaxy IC 2497. The first such object discovered, an intergalactic gas cloud lit up by an extinguished quasar. The quasar jet has burned a hole in the intergalatic cloud, and some collapse, causing star formation, making this voorwerpje a candidate as a galaxy or star cluster.
    Synonyms:
    Hanny object, Hanny's object

Synonyms of Hanny's Voorwerp

  • Hanny object
  • Hanny's object

Forms of Hanny's Voorwerp

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alternative formHanny Voorwerp

Origin of Hanny's Voorwerp

Dutch Hanny + Dutch voorwerp (“object”). Literally, “Hanny's Object”. From being an unusual looking object discovered by a Dutch person. This became the archetypal object for the voorwerpje object class. Named after Dutch schoolteacher and amateur astronomer Hanny van Arkel who discovered in while participating in Galaxy Zoo, the first voorwerpje (light echo nebula)

Words formed from Hanny's Voorwerp

Questions about Hanny's Voorwerp

What does Hanny's Voorwerp mean?
Hanny's Voorwerp means a voorwerpje in the Leo Minor constellation near the galaxy IC 2497. The first such object discovered, an intergalactic gas cloud lit up by an extinguished quasar. The quasar jet has burned a hole in the intergalatic cloud, and some collapse, causing star formation, making this voorwerpje a candidate as a galaxy or star cluster.
What part of speech is Hanny's Voorwerp?
Hanny's Voorwerp is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Hanny's Voorwerp?
Hanny's Voorwerp is pronounced /ˈhʌniz ˈvɔːrwɛərp/.

Words near Hanny's Voorwerp in the dictionary

  1. Hannukka
  2. Hannukkah
  3. Hannum
  4. Hannums
  5. Hanny
  6. Hanny's Voorwerp
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  8. Hanodaganears
  9. Hanoi
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