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hypergalaxy

noun

Etymology

From hyper- + galaxy.

  1. derived from γαλαξίας
  2. derived from galaxias
  3. derived from galaxie
  4. inherited from galaxye
  5. prefixed as hypergalaxy — “hyper + galaxy”

Definitions

  1. A system that consists of an enormous galaxy accompanied by multiple, smaller satellite…

    A system that consists of an enormous galaxy accompanied by multiple, smaller satellite galaxies, often elliptical, such as the Milky Way and Andromeda galaxy.

    • This system we call the Hypergalaxy or second-order Galaxy.
    • The term hypergalaxies is applied to galaxies plus their massive coronas and all objects moving in the coronas.
    • A typical hypergalaxy is approximately three to five times more massive than its central galaxy.

The neighborhood

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