star cluster
English
A star cluster
Noun
star cluster (plural star clusters)
- (astronomy) 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.
Hyponyms
- Galactic cluster
- globular cluster
- open cluster
- super star cluster
Coordinate terms
- stellar association
- moving group
- stellar stream
Translations
group of stars
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See also
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