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Local Group

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Local Group

Summary

Local Group is a galaxy cluster[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Local Group is credited with the discovery of Edwin Hubble[3].
  • Local Group's instance of is recorded as galaxy cluster[4].
  • Local Group's instance of is recorded as galaxy group[5].
  • Local Group is part of Local Sheet[6].
  • Local Group is part of Local Volume[7].
  • Local Group's Commons category is recorded as Local Group[8].
  • Local Group comprises Large Magellanic Cloud[9].
  • Local Group comprises Small Magellanic Cloud[10].
  • Local Group comprises Magellanic Stream[11].
  • Local Group comprises Andromeda II[12].
  • Local Group comprises Milkomeda[13].
  • Local Group comprises Q489940[14].
  • Local Group comprises Q490334[15].
  • Local Group comprises Q493581[16].
  • Local Group comprises Andromeda IX[17].
  • Local Group comprises Phoenix Dwarf[18].
  • Local Group comprises Andromeda XXI[19].
  • Local Group comprises Leo A[20].
  • Local Group comprises Barnard's galaxy[21].
  • Local Group comprises IC 1613[22].
  • Local Group comprises Andromeda Galaxy[23].
  • Local Group comprises Messier 110[24].
  • Local Group comprises Draco Dwarf[25].
  • Local Group comprises Messier 32[26].
  • Local Group comprises IC 10[27].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include galaxy cluster[4] and galaxy group[5].

Use and Application

Components include Large Magellanic Cloud[9], a dwarf galaxy[28]; Small Magellanic Cloud[10], an irregular galaxy[29]; Magellanic Stream[11], a high-velocity cloud[30]; Andromeda II[12], a dwarf spheroidal galaxy[31]; Milkomeda[13], an elliptical galaxy[32]; and Q489940[14], an edge-on galaxy[33]. Part of include Local Sheet[6], a region of space[34] and Local Volume[7], a region of space[35].

Why It Matters

Local Group has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] It is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.[36]

Related Entities

Edwin Hubble

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  3. [3] ↑ . 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] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [34] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [35] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [28] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [30] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [31] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [32] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [33] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [36] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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