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STAR CLUSTER [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2015-02-20
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- The Stars (Astronomy)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- star cluster
1, record 1, English, star%20cluster
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
"Star clusters" are physically related groups of stars having their members less widely separated than are the stars around them. The common motion of the members of a cluster through the star fields suggests their common origin by the condensing and fracturing of a large cosmic gas cloud. Because the stars of a particular cluster are practically at the same distance from us, they may be compared fairly one with another. Although their ages are about the same, the members have different masses, and the more massive ones have evolved the faster. ... Star clusters are associated with other galaxies as well as with our own. They are of two types: galactic, or open clusters and globular clusters. 1, record 1, English, - star%20cluster
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Étoiles (Astronomie)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- amas d'étoiles
1, record 1, French, amas%20d%27%C3%A9toiles
masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- amas stellaire 1, record 1, French, amas%20stellaire
masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
De nombreuses étoiles forment des groupes appelés "amas d'étoiles", dont les plus proches et les plus connus sont les Pléiades, les Hyades, l'amas globulaire de Hercule. 1, record 1, French, - amas%20d%27%C3%A9toiles
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
C'est ainsi que sont appelés les groupes d'étoiles, liées entre elles par des lois dynamiques, qui comptent un grand nombre d'objets et se distinguent par leur aspect et la composition stellaire. D'après leur forme extérieure on les classe en deux groupes: "amas ouverts" ou "galactiques" qui comptent quelques dizaines ou centaines d'étoiles, et "amas globulaires", composés de dizaines et de centaines de milliers d'objets. 1, record 1, French, - amas%20d%27%C3%A9toiles
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Estrellas (Astronomía)
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- conglomerado de estrellas
1, record 1, Spanish, conglomerado%20de%20estrellas
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- cúmulo estelar 1, record 1, Spanish, c%C3%BAmulo%20estelar
correct, masculine noun
- conglomerado 1, record 1, Spanish, conglomerado
correct, masculine noun
- cúmulo 1, record 1, Spanish, c%C3%BAmulo
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Conjunto formado por numerosas estrellas agrupadas en un sistema común. 1, record 1, Spanish, - conglomerado%20de%20estrellas
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] los conglomerados o cúmulos son verdaderos sistemas cuyas estrellas gravitan en torno de un centro de gravedad común. 1, record 1, Spanish, - conglomerado%20de%20estrellas
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