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Perseus-Pisces Supercluster

(SCl 40)
(nearby supercluster)

The Perseus-Pisces Supercluster (SCl 40) is a supercluster 250 million light-years' distant spanning a region 40 degrees across in the northern winter night sky (thus cited coordinates vary). Among its galaxy clusters are Abell 262, Abell 347, and Abell 426.


(galaxy supercluster,large scale structure)
Further reading:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perseus-Pisces_Supercluster
http://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/sim-basic?Ident=SCl+40
http://ned.ipac.caltech.edu/byname?objname=SCl+40&hconst=67.8&omegam=0.308&omegav=0.692&wmap=4&corr_z=1
RedshiftParsecs
/Distance
Lightyears
/Lookback Years
  
.01880Mpc250MlyPerseus-Pisces Supercluster
Coordinates:Perseus-Pisces Supercluster
0150+3600

Referenced by pages:
Perseus Cluster (Abell 426)
supergalactic coordinate system
zone of avoidance (ZOA)

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