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  • Understanding Star Systems vs. Galaxies: Scale and Structure
    There isn't a specific name for a star system containing millions of billions of stars. Here's why:

    * Our understanding of star systems: We usually think of star systems as a small group of stars gravitationally bound together (like our own Solar System with the Sun and its planets).

    * Galaxies: The scale you're describing is closer to a galaxy. Galaxies are vast collections of stars, gas, dust, and dark matter held together by gravity. Our Milky Way galaxy contains hundreds of billions of stars.

    * Galaxy clusters: There are even larger structures called galaxy clusters, containing hundreds or thousands of galaxies.

    In summary: While there isn't a specific term for a "star system" with that many stars, it would be more accurately described as a galaxy or even a galaxy cluster.

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