• Question: Which star cluster is the largest?

    Asked by 468radg37 to Ajay, Kate, Kuntal, Pip, Reka on 9 Nov 2016. This question was also asked by sammy inteR GaLaCtEc sous.
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      Reka Nagy answered on 9 Nov 2016:

      A star cluster is a group of stars – they are a smaller subunit than whole galaxies.

      Some are more open, containing a few hundred scattered scars, while others contain stars in a roughly spherical shape – these are known as globular clusters. Omega Centauri is such a globular cluster, and it takes the cake for being the largest star cluster, containing 10 million stars.

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