Local Supercluster

English

Etymology

Coined by Gerard de Vaucouleurs in 1958.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌloʊkl̩ ˈsupɚˌklʌstɚ/

Proper noun

Local Supercluster

1. (astronomy) The supercluster that includes the Milky Way galaxy.

Synonyms

• LS, LSC, Virgo Supercluster, VirSC, Vir SC, Laniakea SCl

Derived terms

• LS, LSC (abbreviation)

Related terms

• Local Arm
• Local Bubble
• Local Cluster
• Local Filament
• Local Fluff
• Local Galaxy
• Local Group
• Local Space
• Local Spur
• Local Star
• Local Universe
• Local Wall

Translations

Supercluster that includes the Milky Way

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 本超星系團／本超星系团, 本超星系团 (běnchāoxīngxìtuán)

• Dutch: Lokale Supercluster
• Finnish: Paikallinen superjoukko, Neitsyen superjoukko
• French: Superamas Local
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• German: Lokaler Superhaufen
• Italian: Superammasso Locale
• Polish: Supergromada Lokalna
• Spanish: Supercúmulo Local

See also

• Local Supercluster on Wikipedia.Wikipedia