What are the common properties shared by most active galaxies and quasars? How

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What are the common properties shared by most active galaxies and quasars? How

What are the common properties shared by most active galaxies and quasars? How do these properties lead to an understanding of the central engine?

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Active galaxies and quasars emit massive amounts of radio and infrared in a non-blackbody spectrum from a very small region, no bigger than our solar system. This can be understood if they are powered by the energy released as matter falls in toward a black hole of millions of solar masses.

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