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Supergalactic Plane comparison table |
Subject | is a kind of | has definition |
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plane | geometrical object | |
Supergalactic Plane | plane | An apparent plane of symmetry, passing through the Virgo cluster of galaxies, about which many of the brightest galaxies in the sky are concentrated. These galaxies form the Local Supercluster. |
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