The Local Group is
A) the name of the spiral arm of the Milky Way Galaxy in which the Sun is located.
B) a poor cluster of galaxies in which the Milky Way is located.
C) the family of planets around the Sun.
D) a star cluster to which the Sun belongs.

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The Local Group is a collection of galaxies that includes the Milky Way. It is considered a "poor" cluster due to its relatively small number of galaxies compared to richer galaxy clusters.

The Local Group Is