- Virgo Supercluster
- noun /ˈvɚɡoʊ ˈsu.pɚˈklʌstɚ/The supercluster that includes the Milky Way galaxy.Syn: Local Supercluster, LS, LSC, Virgo SC, VirSC, Vir SC
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Virgo Supercluster — The Virgo Supercluster or Local Supercluster is the galactic supercluster that contains the Local Group, the latter containing, in its turn, the Milky Way and Andromeda galaxies.Disk and haloThe Supercluster consists of two components: disk… … Wikipedia
Virgo Cluster — Observation data (Epoch J2000) Constellation(s) Virgo Coma Berenices … Wikipedia
Virgo — may refer to:* Virgo (astrology), an astrological sign * Virgo (band), a musical project between Andre Matos and Sascha Paeth * Virgo (constellation), a constellation * Virgo (mobile suit), a mobile suit from Mobile Suit Gundam Wing * Virgo… … Wikipedia
Virgo-centric flow — The Virgo centric flow is a movement of galaxies caused by the big masses of the galaxies at the center of the Virgo Supercluster. The gravitational pull of these galaxies is so large that it opposes the cosmic expansion. The speeds of the… … Wikipedia
Virgo cluster — Astron. a cluster of about 2500 galaxies in the constellation Virgo, the nearest cluster to our galaxy. * * * Closest large cluster of galaxies at a distance of about 50 million light years in the direction of the constellation Virgo. About 200… … Universalium
Shapley Supercluster — The Shapley Supercluster (Shapley Concentration) is the largest concentration of galaxies in our nearby Universe that forms a gravitationally interacting unit, thereby pulling itself together instead of expanding with the Universe. It appears as… … Wikipedia
Coma Supercluster — Map of the Coma Supercluster The Coma Supercluster (SCl 117) is a nearby supercluster of galaxies comprising the Coma Cluster (Abell 1656) and the Leo Cluster (Abell 1367). Located 300 million light years from Earth, it is in the center of the… … Wikipedia
Hydra-Centaurus Supercluster — The Hydra Centaurus Supercluster, or the Hydra and Centaurus superclusters, is a supercluster in two parts and the closest neighbour of Milky Way s Virgo Supercluster.The cluster includes four large galaxy clusters in the Centaurus part *A3526… … Wikipedia
Local Supercluster — noun /ˌloʊkl̩ ˈsupɚˌklʌstɚ/ The supercluster that includes the Milky Way galaxy. Syn: LS, LSC, Virgo Supercluster, VirSC, Vir SC See Also: Local Arm, Local Bubble, Local Cluster, Local Filament, Local Fluff, Local Galaxy, Local Group, Local Space … Wiktionary
Messier 87 — Virgo A The Messier 87 galaxy. Observation data Epoch J2000 Constellation Virgo Right ascension … Wikipedia
