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Amas stellaire

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Un amas stellaire est une concentration locale d'étoiles d'origine commune et liées entre elles par la gravitation, dans un espace dont les dimensions peuvent atteindre 200 pc. Ces objets sont classés en plusieurs familles selon leur aspect ; ce sont, par compacité croissante : les associations stellaires, les amas ouverts et les amas globulaires. Les amas stellaires se maintiennent par l'attraction gravitationnelle mutuelle de leurs membres. En raison d'influences internes (collisions avec d'autres membres de l'amas, évolution stellaire) et externes (collisions avec des objets massifs et influence de la galaxie hôte), ils s'« évaporent » lentement. Leur durée de vie varie de quelques millions d'années pour des associations peu denses à plusieurs milliards d'années pour les amas globulaires massifs. Les amas stellaires les plus lumineux et les plus proches sont visibles à l'œil nu. En général, à cause de leur population stellaire plutôt homogène et de leur distance relativement

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