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How many times bigger than the Milky Way is a typical galactic cluster?
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When we say "bigger" here, we could be talking about the volume of space the objects take up, or the number of stars involved. In either case, it's tough sledding to make comparisons. In looking at the volume of space taken up by galactic clusters, we see galaxies bigger and smaller than our own Milky Way clustered together. Additionally, we can look at the sum of the volumes of the individual galaxies, or the volume of space that is "under control" of the gravity binding the galaxies in the cluster. In the former case, several tens the volume might be involved. In the latter, 106 to 109 times the volume might be too small as the distances between galaxies, even in a galactic cluster, is enormous. From 3 to 5 times or several tens of times the number of stars could be in a galactic cluster when compared to our Milky Way. We're still finding galactic clusters, and then categorizing them and cataloging them. Making comparisons is still a large challenge.
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Where is our solar system located within it?
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What is the name of the local cluster earth belongs to?
Earth belongs to the Milky Way Galaxy, which belongs to the The Local Group, which is part of the Virgo Super Cluster
Where can young metal-rich stars be found in the milky way?
The so-called "Population I" stars are found in the galactic suburbs, which is where we live. Population II stars are concentrated toward the galactic bulge.
What is the nearest rich cluster of galaxies?
The nearest cluster of galaxies is the "Virgo Cluster" discovered by Charles Messier in 1784. The Virgo cluster lies at/near the center of the Supercluster we belong to - also called the "Virgo Supercluster". Our "Local Group" (comprising of The Milky way, Andromeda, and another 25-30 smaller galaxies) is part of the Virgo Cluster. The center of the Virgo cluster is at a distance of about 18 Mpc (Mega parsecs) approx 60 Million lightyears from us [which translates to a 'redshift' of only z=0.004]. Ain't the universe huge? Note: There are quite a few 'groups of galaxies' between us and the center of Virgo Cluster.
Where is Earth located relative to the center of the Milky Way?
in the middle of the milky way * * * * * No it most certainly is not - unless your idea of middle is rather vague. According to Wikipedia (see link below), the Sun and therefore the Earth, is near the inner rim of the Orion Arm, at a distance of approx 8.33 kiloparsecs (27,200 light years or 2.57*1017 kilometres) from the Galactic centre.
What is the name of the galactic cluster that your galaxy is located in?
mILKY wAY
What is the name of our galaxy super cluster?
The galactic cluster in which the Milky Way is located is called The Local Group. (Not very inspiring, is it?)
What does the Milky Way move around?
Viewed from the Galactic North Pole, the Milky Way galaxy is moving anticlockwise.
How big is the planet relative to the universe?
There is a easy way of figuring out. Look below Earth is a tiny dot compared to the solar system. The solar system is a tiny dot in the milky way. The milky way is a tiny dot to the galactic clusters. The galactic cluster is a tiny dot to a super cluster. The super cluster is a tiny dot to the Void. The void is a tiny dot to the universe.
Does the solar system orbit around the universe?
The solar system orbits around the center of our galaxy, the Milky Way. The Milky Way orbits with a number of other galaxies around the center of our galactic cluster, called the Local Group. The Local Group rotates in the Virgo Supercluster (a cluster of galactic clusters). It is unclear if superclusters rotate around anything.
What is the typical age for a globular cluster associated with the milky way?
10-12 billion years old.
Is the Milky Way in a cluster?
The Milky Way is part of the Local Group Cluster, part of the Virgo Super Cluster.
Gina is trying to describe the force that both holds the Milky Way galaxy together and holds the Milky Way galaxy to other galaxies together in a cluster. Gina is describing .?
Gravity on both a galactic and intergalactic scale.
Where in space would you look for a globular cluster?
In the Milky Way galactic halo, orbiting the galactic center in a long elliptical orbit around the galactic center
What is the Galactic Core?
The galactic core is the center (not the very center) of the Milky Way Galaxy.
Is the Milky way a galaxy cluster?
No, the Milky Way is a galaxy
Is Local Group bigger than the Milky Way?
The Milky Way is the galaxy in which our sun is located. The local group of stars is part of the Milky Way and therefore smaller than it is. The local Group of galaxies is a cluster of galaxies and therefore larger than the Milky Way.
