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Local Supercluster

ا َبَرخوشه‌ی ِ محلی

abarxuše-ye mahali (#)

Fr.: superamas local

The supercluster to which the Local Group belongs. It is composed of some 100 clusters of galaxies, with the Virgo cluster of galaxies at its center.

See also: → local; → supercluster.