English

A star cluster

Noun

star cluster ‎(plural star clusters)

1. (astronomy) A group of gravitationally bound stars and other material (such as nebulae and planets), conventionally with one generation of similarly aged stars from the same pre-stellar nebula.

Synonyms

• (astronomy) cluster of stars
• (abbreviation): Cl* , Cl

Hyponyms

• globular cluster
• open cluster
• super star cluster

Coordinate terms

• stellar association
• moving group
• stellar stream

See also

• star cloud

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