Local Group

English

Proper noun

Local Group

(astronomy) the small cluster of galaxies that contains the Milky Way Galaxy; includes Andromeda, Triangulum, the Large Magellanic Cloud, Small Magellanic Cloud and others

Related terms

Local Supercluster (LSC / LS)
Local Void
Local Wall
Local Arm
Local Fluff
Local Bubble

Translations

cluster of galaxies that contains the Milky Way

Chinese:
Mandarin: 本星系群 (zh)
Dutch: Lokale Groep m, f
Estonian: Kohalik galaktikarühm
Finnish: Paikallinen ryhmä (fi)

French: Groupe local (fr) m
Japanese: 局部銀河群 (きょくぶぎんがぐん, kyokubu gingagun)
Korean: 국부은하군(局部銀河群) (gukbueunhagun)
Spanish: Grupo Local m

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