Shapley Supercluster

Shapley Supercluster
Galaxies in the Shapley Supercluster
Observation data (Epoch J2000)
Constellation(s)Centaurus
Right ascension13h 25m
Declination−30° 0′ 0″
Distance200 Mpc (652 Mly)
Other designations
Shapley Concentration, SCl 124

The Shapley Supercluster or Shapley Concentration (SCl 124) is the largest concentration of galaxies in our universe that forms a gravitationally interacting unit, thereby pulling itself together instead of expanding with the universe. It appears as a striking overdensity in the distribution of galaxies in the constellation of Centaurus. It is 650 million light-years away (z=0.046).

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