Local Group

English

Etymology

Coined by American astronomer Edwin Hubble in 1936.

Proper noun

Local Group

1. (astronomy) The small cluster of galaxies that contains the Milky Way Galaxy; includes Andromeda, Triangulum, the Large Magellanic Cloud, Small Magellanic Cloud and others.

Coordinate terms

• Local Supercluster (LSC / LS)
• Local Void
• Local Wall
• Local Arm
• Local Fluff
• Local Bubble

Translations

cluster of galaxies that contains the Milky Way

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 本星系群 (zh)

• Dutch: Lokale Groep m or f
• Estonian: Kohalik galaktikarühm
• Finnish: Paikallinen ryhmä (fi)
• French: Groupe local (fr) m
• Georgian: ადგილობრივი ჯგუფი (adgilobrivi ǯgupi)
• German: Lokale Gruppe f
• Japanese: 局部銀河群 (きょくぶぎんがぐん, kyokubu gingagun)
• Korean: 국부은하군(局部銀河群) (gukbueunhagun)
• Spanish: Grupo Local m
• Vietnamese: nhóm Địa phương