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great attractor (n)
a massive grouping of galaxies in the direction of Centaurus and Hydra whose gravitational attraction is believed to cause deviations in the paths of other galaxies
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a massive grouping of galaxies in the direction of Centaurus and Hydra whose gravitational attraction is believed to cause deviations in the paths of other gala
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The Great Attractor exerts an immense gravitational pull on nearby galaxies, drawing them towards its mysterious center.
Scientists speculate that the Great Attractor may be a supermassive black hole or a cluster of galaxies so massive that it distorts spacetime.
The Great Attractor's location is estimated to be approximately 150 million light-years away from Earth.
The existence of the Great Attractor was first proposed by astronomers in the 1980s, based on observations of the peculiar motions of nearby galaxies.
