stellar nucleus
(galactic stellar nucleus, galactic nucleus)
(group of many stars at the center of a galaxy)
The term stellar nucleus
(or galactic stellar nucleus or galactic nucleus)
is used to describe a dense group stars at the center of a galaxy.
A compact stellar nucleus (CSN) is one that is especially
small.
(galaxies)
Further reading:
https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2002A%26A...388..766S/abstract
http://astronomy.swin.edu.au/cosmos/G/Galactic+Nuclei
Referenced by pages:
bulge
galactic bulge
hypercompact stellar system (HCSS)
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