(astronomy) A collection of from two to several hundred galaxies which are much more densely distributed than the average density of galaxies in space.
galaxy cluster
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(′gal·ik·sē ′kləs·tər)
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 | poor cluster (astronomy) |
| rich cluster (astronomy) |
| field galaxy (astronomy) |
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- poor cluster (astronomy)
- rich cluster (astronomy)
- field galaxy (astronomy)
- intercluster medium (astronomy)
- regular cluster (astronomy)
- great cluster (astronomy)
- irregular cluster (astronomy)
- Fornax A (astronomy)
- ram pressure stripping (astronomy)
- Bautz-Morgan classification (astronomy)
- Virgo cluster (astronomy)
- Andromeda Galaxy (extragalactic systems)
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- 2XMM J0830
