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Malin 1

Galaxy · Spiral galaxy in the constellation Coma Berenices

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Malin 1
Picture: Legacy Surveys / D. Lang (Perimeter Institute), CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.

About Malin 1

The light we see from it set out 1.12 billion years ago, when the universe was 12.7 billion years old (redshift 0.0826).

The map lists it as a galaxy and shows it at the scale of the large-scale universe, drawn on the supergalactic plane.

A giant low-surface-brightness spiral with a disc about 650,000 light-years across.

Key numbers

Distance (comoving, today)1.17 billion light-years (359 Mpc)
Redshift z0.0826
Light travel time1.12 billion years
Universe's age when this light left12.7 billion years
Distance methodredshift (Planck 2018 cosmology)
Supergalactic coordinatesSGL 101.4°, SGB -0.4°

Where it is

Its place in the universe, from the inside out: Observable universe.

Zoom out to see it in context: Cosmic web, a view about 11 billion light-years across.

From Wikipedia

Malin 1 is a giant low surface brightness (LSB) spiral galaxy in the constellation Coma Berenices.

Excerpt from the Wikipedia article Malin 1, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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