Hydra–Centaurus Supercluster

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Hydra–Centaurus_Supercluster
GPTKB entity
Statements (30)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf supercluster
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Hydra-Centaurus_Supercluster
Hydra-Centaurus-Great Attractor Supercluster
gptkbp:contains gptkb:Norma_Cluster
gptkb:Hydra_Cluster
gptkb:Centaurus_Cluster
gptkb:Great_Attractor
Antlia Cluster
Pavo-Indus Supercluster (sometimes considered part)
gptkbp:diameter ~100 million light-years
gptkbp:discoveredBy H. Shapley
gptkbp:discoveredIn 1930s
gptkbp:distanceFromEarth ~158 million light-years
gptkbp:galaxyCount thousands
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Hydra–Centaurus Supercluster
gptkbp:locatedIn constellation Centaurus
constellation Hydra
gptkbp:mass ~10^16 solar masses
gptkbp:nearestSupercluster gptkb:Pavo-Indus_Supercluster
gptkb:Virgo_Supercluster
Norma Supercluster
gptkbp:notableFeature gptkb:Great_Attractor
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Laniakea_Supercluster
Virgo Supercluster (historically)
gptkbp:redshift z ≈ 0.011
gptkbp:type galaxy supercluster
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Great_Attractor_region
gptkb:Hydra_Cluster
gptkb:Pisces-Cetus_Supercluster_Complex
gptkbp:bfsLayer 8