Local Sheet
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The Local Sheet is a flattened, sheet-like arrangement of nearby galaxies—including the Milky Way—embedded within the larger Virgo Supercluster.
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
flattened galaxy distribution
ⓘ
galactic structure ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Local Sheet of galaxies NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contains |
Andromeda Galaxy
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Local Group NERFINISHED ⓘ Milky Way NERFINISHED ⓘ Triangulum Galaxy NERFINISHED ⓘ nearby galaxies ⓘ |
| cosmologicalContext | large-scale structure of the universe ⓘ |
| distanceScale | tens of megaparsecs ⓘ |
| embeddedIn | Virgo Supercluster NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| environment | border of Local Void ⓘ |
| hasDensityContrast | overdense relative to Local Void ⓘ |
| hasDimensionality | two-dimensional sheet in three-dimensional space ⓘ |
| hasKinematicProperty | coherent peculiar velocities of member galaxies ⓘ |
| hasMemberType | galaxy ⓘ |
| hasProperty | member galaxies share similar bulk motion ⓘ |
| hasReferenceFrame | Local Sheet rest frame ⓘ |
| hasRelationTo |
Local Group dynamics
ⓘ
Virgo Cluster NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn | local universe ⓘ |
| morphology | flattened ⓘ |
| neighboringStructure | Local Void NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| orientation | roughly aligned with supergalactic plane ⓘ |
| partOf | Virgo Supercluster NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo | Local Supercluster NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| shape | sheet-like ⓘ |
| studiedIn |
cosmology
ⓘ
extragalactic astronomy ⓘ |
| usedFor | defining local cosmic velocity field ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
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