Caelum Supercluster

The Caelum Supercluster, also known as SCl 59, may be a massive supercluster; spanning 910 million light-years, it is perhaps the largest galaxy supercluster in the universe. It has a mass of 2×1017 solar masses, 1.7 times the mass of Laniakea Supercluster and of Horologium Supercluster. It is centered on coordinates right ascension 04h 43m and declination 33° 30.[1]

Caelum Supercluster
Axonometric representation of the Caelum Supercluster
Credit: Pablo Carlos Budassi
Observation data (Epoch )
Constellation(s)Caelum
Right ascension04h 43m
Declination−33° 30
Major axis280 Mpc (913 Mly)
Distance
(co-moving)
569 Mpc (2 Gly)
Binding mass~1029 M

The nearest part of the supercluster is 1.4 billion light-years away from Earth, while the far end of it is 2.31 billion light-years, visible in the constellations Caelum. The Caelum Supercluster has about 8,300 galaxy groups (50,000 giant galaxies and 500,000 dwarf galaxies).

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Further reading

  • Einasto, M., Einasto, J.; Müller, V., Tago, E.; Andernach, H. (2001). "Optical and X-Ray Clusters as Tracers of the Supercluster-Void Network. I. Superclusters of Abell and X-Ray Clusters". Astronomical Journal. 122 (5): 2222–2242. arXiv:astro-ph/0012536. Bibcode:2001AJ....122.2222E. doi:10.1086/323707.


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