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CLUSTER OF GALAXIES

Book Abstract by: sajeev vasudevan    

Original Author: A.VASUDEVAN
Clusters of galaxies (see extragalactic systems) are groups of tens to thousands of galaxies that are bound together gravitationally.
The Milky Way galaxy (see Galaxy, The) is a member of a small cluster known as the Local Group of galaxies. Regular clusters, such as the Coma cluster, exhibit symmetry and a high central density; irregular clusters, such as the Virgo cluster of galaxies, are unsymmetrical and are not centrally concentrated. Thousands of clusters of galaxies have been identified and cataloged.
Published: September 13, 2006
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