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CL J1001+0220
Galaxy cluster · Galaxy cluster in the constellation Sextans
About CL J1001+0220
The light we see from it set out 11.2 billion years ago, when the universe was 2.61 billion years old (redshift 2.506).
The map lists it as a galaxy cluster and shows it at the scale of the large-scale universe, drawn on the supergalactic plane.
The most distant known virialised galaxy cluster.
Key numbers
| Distance (comoving, today) | 19.5 billion light-years (5,974 Mpc) |
|---|---|
| Redshift z | 2.506 |
| Light travel time | 11.2 billion years |
| Universe's age when this light left | 2.61 billion years |
| Distance method | redshift (Planck 2018 cosmology) |
| Supergalactic coordinates | SGL 99.2°, SGB -40.6° |
Where it is
Its place in the universe, from the inside out: Observable universe.
Zoom out to see it in context: Observable universe, a view about 100 billion light-years across.
From Wikipedia
CL J1001+0220 is, as of 2026, the most distant known galaxy cluster. Discovered in 2016 by the Chandra X-ray Observatory in conjunction with the ESO's UltraVISTA telescope and the Atacama Large Millimeter Array, it has a redshift of z=2.506, placing it at a distance of 11.1 billion light-years from Earth.
Excerpt from the Wikipedia article CL J1001+0220, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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