A globular cluster is a spherical collection of stars that orbits a galactic core as a satellite. Globular clusters are very tightly bound by gravity, which gives them their spherical shapes and relatively high stellar densities toward their centers. The name of this category of star cluster is derived from the Latin globulus—a small sphere. A g...
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A roughly spherical congregation of hundreds of thousands of stars; most globular clusters consist of old stars and exist in a galaxys halo.
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A large congregation of stars (containing hundreds of thousands to about a million stars) which is spherical in form. About 150 globular clusters are members of our Milky Way galaxy, distributed in a round halo around the Galaxy's disk. Globular clusters, which can also be detected in other galaxies, are made up of very old stars (twice the age of ...
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any large group of old stars that are closely packed in a symmetrical, somewhat spherical form. See star cluster.[10 related articles]
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Globular cluster M80 in Scorpius. Image: Hubble Space Telescope A spherically symmetric collection of old stars that share a common origin. Globular clusters contain from tens of thousands to millions of stars and measure from 100 to 300 light-years across. Some have been shown, in all likelih...
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A spherically symmetric star cluster, containing over 100,000 individual stars, which are in a roughly spherical distribution about the main hub of a galaxy. They form more or less a spherical halo around the main body of the galaxy, like bees around a hive.
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In astronomy, a globular cluster is a densely populated spheroid star cluster with the highest concentration of stars near its centre, found in the galactic halo.
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A tight, spherical grouping of hundreds of thousands of stars. Globular clusters are composed of older stars, and are usually found around the central regions of a galaxy.
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A spherically symmetric collection of stars which shared a common origin. The cluster may contain up to millions of stars spanning up to 50 parsecs.
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Spherical or near-spherical star cluster containing from approximately 10,000 stars to many millions. About 200 known globular clusters are distributed in a spherical halo around our Galaxy. They consist of old stars, formed early in the Galaxy's history. Globular clusters are also found around other galaxies
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a comparatively older, spherically symmetrical, compact group of up to a million old stars, held together by mutual gravitation, that are located in the galactic halo and move in giant and highly eccentric orbits around the galactic center.
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