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ultraluminous

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From ultra- +‎ luminous.

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ultraluminous (not comparable)

  1. Very luminous
    1. (astronomy) Very luminous, though less luminous than that classified as hyperluminous.
  2. Having a luminosity near below, at, or, exceeding Eddington luminosity, exceeding the Eddington limit

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