Fornax Wall

The Fornax Wall is a superstructure known as a galaxy filament or galaxy wall.[1][2] It is a long filament of galaxies with a major axis longer than its minor one. The filament contains not only Dorado Group but also the Fornax cluster of galaxies, which lies at the same distance. It is "parallel" to the Sculptor Wall and "perpendicular" to the Grus Wall.[3]

References
  1. Maurogordato, S. (1995). Clustering in the Universe: Proceedings of the XXXth Rencontres de Moriond, Les Arcs, Savoie, France, March 11-18, 1995. Atlantica Séguier Frontières. p. 69. ISBN 9782863321898. Retrieved 11 October 2018.
  2. Fairall, A. P.; Paverd, W. R.; Ashley, R. P. (1994). "Visualization of Nearby Large-Scale Structures". Astronomical Society of the Pacific. Harvard University. 67: 21. Bibcode:1994ASPC...67...21F. Retrieved 11 October 2018.
  3. O'Meara, Stephen James (2013). Deep-Sky Companions: Southern Gems. Cambridge University Press. p. 107. ISBN 9781107015012. Retrieved 11 October 2018.
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