star cluster

English

A star cluster

Noun

star cluster (plural star clusters)

(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

Coordinate terms

stellar association
moving group
stellar stream

Translations

group of stars

Czech: hvězdokupa (cs) f
Dutch: sterrenhoop (nl) m
Esperanto: stelamaso
Finnish: tähtijoukko (fi)
French: amas stellaire m
German: Sternhaufen (de) m
Irish: réaltbhraisle f
Japanese: 星団 (ja) (せいだん, seidan)
Low German: Steernhopen (nds) m
Norwegian:
Bokmål: stjernehop (no) m

Nynorsk: stjernehop m

Portuguese: aglomerado estelar m, aglomerado (pt) m
Russian: звёздное скопле́ние n (zvjózdnoje skoplénije)
Spanish: cúmulo estelar (es) m
Swedish: stjärnhop (sv) c
Tagalog: talumpon
Turkish: yıldız kümesi (tr)
Vietnamese: quần tinh, cụm sao, đám sao

See also

star cloud

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