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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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galaxy cluster

Summary

galaxy cluster is an astronomical object type[1]. It draws 319 Wikipedia views per month (astronomical_object_type category, ranking #55 of 289).[2]

Key Facts

  • galaxy cluster's instance of is recorded as astronomical object type[3].
  • galaxy cluster is a type of galaxy group or cluster[4].
  • galaxy cluster is a type of deep-sky object[5].
  • galaxy cluster is part of supercluster[6].
  • galaxy cluster's Commons category is recorded as Galaxy clusters[7].
  • galaxy cluster comprises brightest cluster galaxy[8].
  • galaxy cluster's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Galaxy clusters[9].
  • galaxy cluster's topic has template is recorded as Template:Infobox galaxy cluster[10].
  • galaxy cluster's Stack Exchange tag is recorded as https://astronomy.stackexchange.com/tags/galaxy-cluster[11].
  • galaxy cluster's Stack Exchange tag is recorded as https://physics.stackexchange.com/tags/galaxy-clusters[12].
  • galaxy cluster's different from is recorded as galaxy group[13].
  • galaxy cluster's different from is recorded as star cluster[14].
  • galaxy cluster's has part is recorded as galaxy[15].
  • galaxy cluster's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[16].

Body

Definition and Type

galaxy cluster's instance of is recorded as astronomical object type[3]. Recorded subclass of include galaxy group or cluster[4] and deep-sky object[5].

Use and Application

galaxy cluster comprises brightest cluster galaxy[8]. It is part of supercluster[6].

Why It Matters

galaxy cluster draws 319 Wikipedia views per month (astronomical_object_type category, ranking #55 of 289).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[17] It is known by 72 alternative names across languages and contexts.[18]

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] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [17] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [18] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 2d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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    Topic's main category → Category:Galaxy clusters
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