Translation guide
A quasi-stellar object (QSO) is an astronomical term for a type of active galactic nucleus, commonly known as a quasar. In Japanese, the standard term is クエーサー, with the more formal 準恒星状天体 used in scientific contexts.
Referring to a quasi-stellar object, a very luminous active galactic nucleus.
The most common and widely understood term for a quasar in Japanese, used in both popular science and academic contexts.
クエーサーは非常に明るい天体です。
Quasars are extremely bright celestial objects.
The abbreviation 'QSO' is sometimes used in Japanese astronomical literature, pronounced as the English letters.
このQSOの赤方偏移は非常に大きい。
The redshift of this QSO is very large.
The formal Japanese translation of 'quasi-stellar object', used in technical or academic writing. Literally 'quasi-stellar celestial body'.
準恒星状天体は、活動銀河核の一種です。
Quasi-stellar objects are a type of active galactic nucleus.