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Coma cluster [′kō·mə ‚kləs·tər]

(astronomy)

A group of over 1000 bright galaxies having a recession velocity of about 4300 miles (6900 kilometers) per second.

An open cluster of about 100 stars at a distance of about 80 parsecs (1.5 × c10¹⁵miles or 2.5 × 10¹⁵kilometers).

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No references found			But, the 'neighboring' Coma Cluster and this new, distant cluster actually seem to have comparable masses. Galaxy cluster outweighs neighbors: distant find could support the ... by Yeager, Ashley / Science News As such, telescopes show numerous distant galaxies, many of which lie more than 300 million ly away in the so-called Coma Cluster of galaxies. Starwatch by guardian.co.uk / guardian.co.uk This other value was obtained by analyzing the sum total of galaxies and the brightness of the Coma cluster. Galactic Mystery - Matter - on the Dark Side by Michael Strauss / Computers and Internet community			Colusa National Wildlife Refuge Colusa-Sacramento River State Recreation Area colusite Colutea Colville Colville National Forest Colvin, Sir Sidney Colwyn Bay coly Colydiidae colymbethra Colyn, Alexander colza oil Com COM automation COM Express COM file COM object COM port COM+ COM/ActiveX COM1 COM2 Coma Coma Berenices Coma cluster coma lobe Coma supercluster comagmatic province Comagmatic Rocks COMAL Comal County Comana Comanche Comanche County Comanche Indians Comanche National Grassland Comanche North Comanchean Comaneci, Nadia Comarum Comasteridae comatic circle comatose Comatulida Comayagua comb comb antenna comb board comb ceiling comb cut			com- com- com- COM-FSM COM-M COM-S com. Com. Ver. Com.com COM/ActiveX COM/NAV Com/Net/Org COM1 COM2 coma coma coma coma coma Coma (medicine) Coma (medicine) Coma (medicine) Coma (optics) coma aberration Coma Berenices Coma Berenices Coma Berenices (constellation) Coma Berenices (constellation) Coma Berenices constellation Coma Berenices constellation Coma cluster Coma cluster of galaxies Coma Cocktail Coma Cop Coma Factor Coma galaxy cluster Coma hepaticum Coma hepaticum coma lobe coma panel coma scale Coma Supercluster coma vigil coma vigil coma vigil Coma, post-head injury Coma, post-head injury Coma, post-head injury Coma-Virgo Cloud of Galaxies COMAA COMAAC COMAAFCE COMAAIPE COMABAT COMAC COMACC COMAD COMADE Comadre

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