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galaxy cluster

structure made up of a gravitationally-bound aggregation of hundreds of galaxies; is larger than a galaxy group
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Summary

galaxy cluster is an astronomical object type[1]. It draws 3,174 Wikipedia views per month (astronomical object type category, ranking #55 of 289).[2]

Key Facts

  • Subclass of: galaxy group or cluster[3], deep-sky object[4]
  • Part of: supercluster[5]
  • Commons category: Galaxy clusters[6]
  • Has part(s): brightest cluster galaxy[7]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Galaxy clusters[8]
  • Topic has template: Template:Infobox galaxy cluster[9]
  • Stack Exchange tag: https://astronomy.stackexchange.com/tags/galaxy-cluster[10], https://physics.stackexchange.com/tags/galaxy-clusters[11]
  • Different from: galaxy group[12], star cluster[13]
  • Has part(s) of the class: galaxy[14]
  • On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[15]

Why It Matters

galaxy cluster has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[16] It is known by 103 alternative names across languages and contexts.[17]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [16] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [17] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). galaxy cluster. Retrieved October 14, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/galaxy-cluster
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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_galaxy-cluster_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{galaxy cluster}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/galaxy-cluster}, note = {Accessed: 2026-10-14}}
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  1. 17w ago · Emijrp · 2026-06-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Image → Galaxienhaufen von SMACS 0723.jpg
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ Image: Galaxy cluster IDCS J1426.jpg"
  2. 21w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → —
    Subclass of → —
    Topic's main category → Category:Galaxy clusters
    Part of → —
    + 11 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|5 */ Yso id: 38892, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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