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Local Group
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Local Group
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(Astronomy) Astronomy the cluster of galaxies to which our galaxy and the Andromeda Galaxy belong
Local Group
A group of more than 30 galaxies that includes 2 large spiral galaxiesthe Milky Way and Andromedaas well as numerous smaller galaxies, many of which are dwarfs. The Local Group has a diameter of approximately 10 million light-years, with its gravitational center located between our galaxy and the Andromeda galaxy. It is part of a larger grouping known as the Virgo supercluster.
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Research Cunow continued her work on age and metallicity gradients and dust extinction of disc galaxies at intermediate redshifts and of local cluster galaxies.
University of South Africa: Department of Mathematical Sciences--2008 ... by Monthly Notes of the Astronomical Society of Southern Africa
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