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Local Supercluster
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English
Etymology
Coined by Gerard de Vaucouleurs in 1958.
Pronunciation
en /ˌloʊkl̩ ˈsupɚˌklʌstɚ/ US
Proper noun
Local Supercluster
en astronomy The supercluster that includes the Milky Way galaxy.
en LS LSC<qq:initialisms>
en Virgo Supercluster, a lobe of the en Laniakea Supercluster; a supercluster representing all the nearby galaxies which have clumped together.
en Virgo Supercluster Virgo SCl Vir SC VirSC
en Q17863945 en Laniakea<id:Q17863945>, a supercluster representing all the galaxies drawn towards the local gravitational center.
en Laniakea Supercluster Laniakea SCl Laniakea
Derived terms
en initialisms LS LSC
Related terms
en Local Arm Local Bubble Local Cluster Local Filament Local Fluff Local Galaxy Local Group Local Hole Local Space Local Spur Local Star Local Universe Local Void Local Wall
Translations
Supercluster that includes the Milky Way
Chinese:
Mandarin: cmn 本超星系團 běnchāoxīngxìtuán
Dutch: nl Lokale Supercluster
Finnish: fi Paikallinen superjoukko, fi Neitsyen superjoukko
French: fr Superamas Local
German: de Lokaler Superhaufen
Hindi: hi कन्या महागुच्छ m, hi कन्या f
Italian: it Superammasso Locale
Polish: pl Supergromada Lokalna f
Spanish: es Supercúmulo Local
See also