Local Supercluster
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]Coined by Gerard de Vaucouleurs in 1958.
Pronunciation
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]- (astronomy) The supercluster that includes the Milky Way galaxy.
- Synonym of Virgo Supercluster, a lobe of the Laniakea Supercluster; a supercluster representing all the nearby galaxies which have clumped together
- Synonyms: Virgo Supercluster, Virgo SCl, Vir SC, VirSC
- Synonym of Laniakea, a supercluster representing all the galaxies drawn towards the local gravitational center
- Synonyms: Laniakea Supercluster, Laniakea SCl, Laniakea
- Synonym of Virgo Supercluster, a lobe of the Laniakea Supercluster; a supercluster representing all the nearby galaxies which have clumped together
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[edit]Supercluster that includes the Milky Way
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See also
[edit]Local Supercluster on Wikipedia.Wikipedia