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Vela Supercluster
Supercluster · Supercluster in the constellation Vela
About the Vela Supercluster
The light we see from it set out 0.83 billion years ago, when the universe was 13 billion years old (redshift 0.06).
The map lists it as a supercluster and shows it at the scale of the large-scale universe, drawn on the supergalactic plane.
A large supercluster hidden behind the Milky Way, found in 2016.
Key numbers
| Distance (comoving, today) | 0.855 billion light-years (262 Mpc) |
|---|---|
| Redshift z | 0.06 |
| Light travel time | 0.83 billion years |
| Universe's age when this light left | 13 billion years |
| Distance method | redshift (Planck 2018 cosmology) |
| Supergalactic coordinates | SGL 171.5°, SGB -42.3° |
| 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 375 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: Nearby superclusters, a view about 2.3 billion light-years across.
From Wikipedia
The Vela Supercluster (Vela SCl, VSCL) is a massive galactic supercluster about 265.5 megaparsecs (870 million light-years) away within the vicinity of the Zone of Avoidance, centered on the constellation Vela. It is one of the largest structures found in the universe, covering about 25 × 20 degrees of the sky.
Excerpt from the Wikipedia article Vela Supercluster, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Nearby on the map
- Shapley Supercluster Supercluster
- South Pole Wall Large-scale structure
- Hydra Cluster Galaxy cluster
- Hydra–Centaurus Supercluster Supercluster
- Centaurus Cluster Galaxy cluster
- Antlia Cluster Galaxy cluster