Local Group

English

Etymology

Coined by American astronomer Edwin Hubble in 1936.

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.

Coordinate terms

Translations

cluster of galaxies that contains the Milky Way

Chinese:
Mandarin: 本星系群 (zh) (Běn Xīngxìqún)
Dutch: Lokale Groep m or f
Estonian: Kohalik galaktikarühm
Finnish: Paikallinen ryhmä (fi)
French: Groupe local (fr) m
Georgian: ადგილობრივი ჯგუფი (adgilobrivi ǯgupi)
German: Lokale Gruppe f
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
Vietnamese: nhóm Địa phương

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