Meaning of hypergalaxy | Babel Free

Definitions

A system that consists of an enormous galaxy accompanied by multiple, smaller satellite galaxies, often elliptical, such as the Milky Way and Andromeda galaxy.

rare

Examples

“This system we call the Hypergalaxy or second-order Galaxy.”

“The term hypergalaxies is applied to galaxies plus their massive coronas and all objects moving in the coronas.”

“A typical hypergalaxy is approximately three to five times more massive than its central galaxy.”

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