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A group of gravitationally bound stars and other material (such as nebulae and planets), conventionally with one generation of similarly aged stars from the same pre-stellar nebula.Syn: cluster of stars, Cl, ,Cl
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Star cluster — Star clusters are groups of stars which are gravitationally bound. Two distinct types of star cluster can be distinguished: globular clusters are tight groups of hundreds of thousands of very old stars, while open clusters generally contain less… … Wikipedia
star cluster — noun : a relatively compact group of stars forming a gravitating unit and containing either not more than a few hundred stars or tens of thousands of stars * * * Astron. a number of stars of common origin held together as a group by gravitational … Useful english dictionary
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star cluster — Astron. a number of stars of common origin held together as a group by gravitational attraction. Cf. globular cluster, open cluster, stellar association. * * * ▪ astronomy Introduction either of two general types of stellar assemblages held… … Universalium
Coma star cluster — > Cluster name = Coma Star Cluster caption=Melotte 111, taken from a rural location in Derbyshire, England in March 2003. epoch = J2000 class = constellation = Coma Berenices ra = RA|12|22.5cite web title=SIMBAD Astronomical Database work=Results … Wikipedia
Star Cluster — A group of stars held together by their own gravity … The writer's dictionary of science fiction, fantasy, horror and mythology
Hyades (star cluster) — Hyades Cluster Observation data (J2000.0 epoch) Constellation … Wikipedia
Jewel Box (star cluster) — This article is about article is about the star cluster. For other uses, see Jewel box. Jewel Box NGC 4755 taken by the VLT Credit: ESO … Wikipedia
Coma Star Cluster — Melotte 111, taken from a rural location in Derbyshire, England, in March 2003. Observation data (J2000 epoch) Constellation … Wikipedia
Super star cluster — A super star cluster (SSC) is a very large region of star formation thought to be the precursor of a globular cluster.cite journal author = Gallagher Grebel year = 2002 title = Extragalactic Star Clusters: Speculations on the Future journal =… … Wikipedia
