Local Supercluster

English

Etymology

Coined by Gerard de Vaucouleurs in 1958.

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /ˌloʊkl̩ ˈsupɚˌklʌstɚ/

Proper noun

Local Supercluster

1. (astronomy) The supercluster that includes the Milky Way galaxy.
   1. Synonym of Virgo Supercluster, a lobe of the Laniakea Supercluster; a supercluster representing all the nearby galaxies which have clumped together

      Synonyms: Virgo Supercluster, Virgo SCl, Vir SC, VirSC

   2. Synonym of Laniakea, a supercluster representing all the galaxies drawn towards the local gravitational center

      Synonyms: Laniakea Supercluster, Laniakea SCl, Laniakea

Synonyms

• LS
• LSC

 

Derived terms

abbreviation

• LS
• LSC

 

Related terms

• 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: 本超星系團／本超星系团 (běnchāoxīngxìtuán)

• Dutch: Lokale Supercluster
• Finnish: Paikallinen superjoukko, Neitsyen superjoukko
• French: Superamas Local
• German: Lokaler Superhaufen
• Italian: Superammasso Locale
• Polish: Supergromada Lokalna
• Spanish: Supercúmulo Local

See also

• Local Supercluster on Wikipedia.Wikipedia