Map of the Universe
Lynx Supercluster
Supercluster
About the Lynx Supercluster
The light we see from it set out 8.87 billion years ago, when the universe was 4.91 billion years old (redshift 1.265).
The map lists it as a supercluster and shows it at the scale of the large-scale universe, drawn on the supergalactic plane.
The most distant supercluster known when found (Nakata et al. 2005): two clusters and several groups seen 8.9 billion years ago.
Key numbers
| Distance (comoving, today) | 13.1 billion light-years (4,006 Mpc) |
|---|---|
| Redshift z | 1.265 |
| Light travel time | 8.87 billion years |
| Universe's age when this light left | 4.91 billion years |
| Distance method | redshift (Planck 2018 cosmology) |
| Supergalactic coordinates | SGL 48.1°, SGB -24.1° |
| On the map | The dashed circle marks its approximate size around its centre. Structures this large have no sharp edge, and the circle is not drawn to an exact shape. |
| Size | about 98 million light-years across |
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
The Lynx Supercluster was discovered in 1999 as ClG J0848+4453, a name now used to describe the western cluster, with ClG J0849+4452 being the eastern one. It contains at least two clusters, designated RXJ 0848.9+4452 and RXJ 0848.6+4453.
Excerpt from the Wikipedia article Lynx Supercluster, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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- OJ 287 Quasar / active galaxy
- U1.11 large quasar group Large-scale structure