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Local Supercluster

Definitions

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  • proper noun astronomy The supercluster that includes the Milky Way galaxy.

Etymologies

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Coined by Gerard de Vaucouleurs in 1958.

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Examples

  • The galaxy's north side lies toward the constellation Virgo, as well as the largest concentration of mass in our neighborhood, the Local Supercluster some 60 million light-years away.

    Warren Ellis 2009

  • It confirmed what I recalled: The galaxy's north side lies toward the constellation Virgo, as well as the largest concentration of mass in our neighborhood, the Local Supercluster some 60 million light-years away.

    AZspot 2009

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synonyms (5)

Words with the same meaning

  1. LS
  2. LSC
  3. Vir SC
  4. VirSC
  5. Virgo Supercluster

relateds (12)

relateds

  1. Local Arm
  2. Local Bubble
  3. Local Cluster
  4. Local Filament
  5. Local Fluff
  6. Local Galaxy
  7. Local Group
  8. Local Space
  9. Local Spur
  10. Local Star
  11. Local Universe
  12. Local Wall

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