cosmic structure
C5712
concept
A cosmic structure is a large-scale organization of matter in the universe—such as galaxies, clusters, and filaments—formed by gravity shaping the distribution of dark matter, gas, stars, and other cosmic components over vast distances.
All labels observed (27)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| galaxy cluster | 45 |
| astronomical structure | 19 |
| extragalactic object | 11 |
| large-scale structure of the universe | 9 |
| starburst galaxy | 6 |
| stellar structure | 4 |
| high‑velocity cloud complex | 3 |
| cosmic structure canonical | 2 |
| galaxy filament | 2 |
| large-scale cosmic structure | 2 |
| Galactic stellar stream | 1 |
| Virgo Supercluster core | 1 |
| circumgalactic medium | 1 |
| cosmic void | 1 |
| dark matter halo | 1 |
| fictional cosmic structure | 1 |
| galactic filament | 1 |
| galactic structure | 1 |
| galaxy supercluster complex | 1 |
| galaxy supercluster region | 1 |
| galaxy superstructure | 1 |
| gravitational lensing galaxy cluster | 1 |
| intergalactic medium structure | 1 |
| large-scale structure feature | 1 |
| large-scale structure in the universe | 1 |
| large-scale structure of the Universe | 1 |
| massive galaxy cluster | 1 |
Description generation (CDg)
The one-sentence description above was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the class name and this instruction.
Instruction
generate a one-sentence description for a given conceptual class. # Response Format Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the conceptional class]"
Input
Class: cosmic structure
Generated description
A cosmic structure is a large-scale organization of matter in the universe—such as galaxies, clusters, and filaments—formed by gravity shaping the distribution of dark matter, gas, stars, and other cosmic components over vast distances.
Instances (107)
| Instance | Via concept surface |
|---|---|
| Gould Belt | stellar structure |
| Loop I superbubble | astronomical structure |
| IC 10 | starburst galaxy |
| NGC 6822 | extragalactic object |
| Milky Way subgroup | astronomical structure |
| LG | astronomical structure |
|
Microscopium
surface form:
Abell 3651
|
galaxy cluster |
| Magellanic Bridge | intergalactic medium structure |
| Magellanic Stream | astronomical structure |
| Sagittarius Stream | astronomical structure |
| Virgo Cluster | galaxy cluster |
| Norma Cluster | galaxy cluster |
| Hydra–Centaurus Supercluster | large-scale structure of the Universe |
| Monoceros Ring | stellar structure |
| Perseus–Pisces Supercluster | large-scale structure of the universe |
| Shapley Supercluster | large-scale structure in the universe |
| Cassini Division | astronomical structure |
| Virgo Supercluster | large-scale structure of the universe |
| Centaurus Cluster | galaxy cluster |
| Keeler Gap | astronomical structure |
| Laniakea Supercluster | — |
| Jovian ring system | astronomical structure |
| Source Wall | fictional cosmic structure |
| Messier 81 | extragalactic object |
| Messier 82 | starburst galaxy |
| Integral Shaped Filament | astronomical structure |
| Andromeda satellite system | astronomical structure |
| Abell 2597 | galaxy cluster |
| Messier 83 | starburst galaxy |
| NGC 5236 | starburst galaxy |
| NGC 4945 | starburst galaxy |
| NGC 5253 | starburst galaxy |
|
rings of Uranus (photographic evidence)
surface form:
rings of Uranus
|
astronomical structure |
| Milky Way dark matter halo | dark matter halo |
| Leading Arm of the Magellanic System | high‑velocity cloud complex |
| Abell 3526 | galaxy cluster |
| Leading Arm | high‑velocity cloud complex |
| Milky Way circumgalactic medium | circumgalactic medium |
| NGC 4622 | extragalactic object |
| Orphan stream | astronomical structure |
| Sagittarius dwarf galaxy globular cluster system | astronomical structure |
|
Fornax constellation
surface form:
Fornax Cluster
|
galaxy cluster |
| Galactic Anticenter Stellar Structure | stellar structure |
| Hydra–Centaurus | large-scale structure of the universe |
| Hydra Cluster | galaxy cluster |
| Abell 1060 | galaxy cluster |
| Pavo–Indus filament | galaxy filament |
| Hydra Wall | large-scale cosmic structure |
| Centaurus Wall | large-scale structure of the universe |
| Great Attractor region | astronomical structure |