The Local Group Is

question 85

Multiple Choice

The Local Group is

• A) the name of the spiral arm of the Milky Way Galaxy in which the Sun is located.
• B) a poor cluster of galaxies in which the Milky Way is located.
• C) the family of planets around the Sun.
• D) a star cluster to which the Sun belongs.

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Definitions:

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