Hyperion proto-supercluster
| Hyperion proto-supercluster | |
|---|---|
Visualization of the Hyperion proto-supercluster | |
| Observation data (Epoch J2000) | |
| Constellation(s) | Sextans |
| Right ascension | 10h 6m |
| Declination | 2.3° |
| Major axis | 150 Mpc (489 Mly) |
| Minor axis | 60 Mpc (196 Mly) |
| Redshift | 2.45 |
| Binding mass | 4.8×1015 M☉ |
The Hyperion proto-supercluster is the largest and earliest known proto-supercluster, 5,000 times the mass of the Milky Way and seen at 20% of the current age of the universe. It was discovered in 2018 by analysing the redshifts of 10,000 objects observed with the Very Large Telescope in Chile.