Saraswati Supercluster
Supercluster of galaxies in the Pisces constellation / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Saraswati Supercluster is a massive galaxy supercluster about 1.2 gigaparsecs (4 billion light years) away within the Stripe 82 region of SDSS, in the direction of the constellation Pisces.[1][2] It is one of the largest structures found in the universe, with a major axis in diameter of about 200 Mpc (652 million light years). It consists of at least 43 galaxy clusters, and has the mass of 2 × 1016 M☉, forming a galaxy filament.[3]
Quick Facts Observation data (Epoch J2000.0), Constellation(s) ...
Saraswati Supercluster | |
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Observation data (Epoch J2000.0) | |
Constellation(s) | Pisces |
Right ascension | 23h 37m 40s |
Declination | 00° 16′ 17″ |
Number of galaxies | 43 |
Major axis | 200 Mpc (652 Mly) |
Redshift | 0.28 |
Distance | 1.2 Gpc (4 Gly) |
Binding mass | 2.0×1016 M☉ |
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