Celestial Adjacency
Overview
The Celestial Adjacency is the galaxy group that includes our galaxy, the City of Stars (NGC 3031) and our close neighbour, the Cauldron (NGC 3034), together with several other lesser galaxies gravitationally bound in a relatively compact volume of space.
Facts and Figures
Etymology
The name is a purely descriptive representation of the group from a Calmarendian perspective.
Populaton
The Celestial Adjacency comprises around 34 individual galaxies.
Location
Absolute
Alongside our neighbour the Andromeda Group, our Celestial Adjacency lies within but close to the edge of the Laniakea Supercluster.
From Earth
From the perspective of an observer on Earth, the M81 Group can be seen straddling the constellations of Ursa Major and Camelopardalis.
Localized Phenomena
Our galaxy, the City of Stars, is (as observed from Earth during the time of human civilization and relative to our own time frame) gravitationally interacting with our neighbours the Cauldron and the Little Cauldron (NGC 3077) causing prolific starburst activity in both.
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