An Etymological Dictionary of Astronomy and Astrophysics

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Virgo supercluster
  اَبَر-خوشه‌ی ِ دوشیزه  
abar-xuše-ye Dušizé
Fr.: superamas de la Vierge  

The irregular supercluster that contains the Virgo cluster and the Local Group. At least 100 galaxy groups and clusters are located within its diameter of 110 million light-years. It is one of millions of superclusters in the observable Universe.

See also: → Virgo; → supercluster.