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Local Supercluster (Virgo supercluster)
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Local Supercluster	has number of clusters 100
	is a part of Universe
	has synonym Virgo supercluster
	has definition The supercluster to which the Local Group belongs. It is shaped like a cigar, with the Virgo cluster of galaxies at its center and the Local Group near one end.
	has definition A loosely knit assemblage of some 100 clusters of galaxies, including the Local Group.
	has definition The supercluster of galaxies to which the Local Group may belong (see Virgo Supercluster). De Vaucouleurs lists 54 groups of galaxies in the LSC (R ≈ 17 Mpc).
	has definition An aggregation of galaxies - roughly ten thousand of them - to which the Virgo Cluster and our own galaxy belong.
	is an instance of supercluster
collection of galaxies	has number of galaxies
collection of stars	has number of stars
	has catalog catalog about star systems
celestial body	has spectra
physical object	has location or center of gravity
	has angular momentum
	has mass
	has velocity
	has momentum
	has temperature
	has volume
	has extent
	has material

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