Virgo cluster of galaxies - Hutchinson encyclopedia article about Virgo cluster of galaxies Printer Friendly
Dictionary, Encyclopedia and Thesaurus - The Free Dictionary
1,738,931,959 visitors served.
forum mailing list For webmasters
?
New: Language forums
Dictionary/
thesaurus
Medical
dictionary
Legal
dictionary
Financial
dictionary
Acronyms
 
Idioms
Encyclopedia
Wikipedia
encyclopedia
?

Virgo Cluster
(redirected from Virgo cluster of galaxies)

    Also found in: Encyclopedia, Wikipedia 0.02 sec.

Virgo Cluster

Cluster of more than 2,500 galaxies in the direction of the Virgo constellation. The cluster is about 9 million light years across and 60 million light years away from the Sun. It contains three giant elliptical galaxies, each 20 times the size of our Galaxy. One is a powerful radio galaxy, a strong source of electromagnetic waves known as M87. Virgo is the nearest rich cluster to our own Galaxy.



How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content.
?Page tools
Printer friendly
Cite / link
 Email
Feedback
?Sign in SSL protected
Email:
Password:
Register

? Mentioned in
 
Hutchinson browser? ? Full browser
 
 
Hutchinson Encyclopedia
?

Disclaimer | Privacy policy | Feedback | Copyright © 2009 Farlex, Inc.
All content on this website, including dictionary, thesaurus, literature, geography, and other reference data is for informational purposes only. This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of a legal, medical, or any other professional. Terms of Use.