Local Volume
E450593
The Local Volume is the nearby region of the universe encompassing galaxies within roughly 10 megaparsecs of the Milky Way, used to study the structure, dynamics, and evolution of the local cosmos.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
astronomical region
ⓘ
cosmological volume ⓘ |
| boundaryDefinition | often taken as radius of 8–11 megaparsecs in literature ⓘ |
| centeredOn | Milky Way NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterizedBy |
detailed distance measurements to individual galaxies
ⓘ
relatively low redshift ⓘ significant peculiar velocities compared to Hubble flow ⓘ |
| contains |
Andromeda Galaxy
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Local Group NERFINISHED ⓘ Milky Way NERFINISHED ⓘ Triangulum Galaxy NERFINISHED ⓘ dwarf galaxies ⓘ elliptical galaxies ⓘ field galaxies ⓘ irregular galaxies ⓘ nearby galaxy clusters ⓘ nearby galaxy groups ⓘ spiral galaxies ⓘ |
| definedBy | distance limit of roughly 10 megaparsecs from the Milky Way ⓘ |
| distanceLimit |
~10 megaparsecs
ⓘ
~30 million light-years ⓘ |
| hasProperty |
allows high-resolution studies of galaxy structure
ⓘ
contains well-studied standard candles ⓘ provides benchmark for galaxy formation models ⓘ |
| hasUncertainBoundary | true ⓘ |
| locatedIn | observable universe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| observedBy |
optical telescopes
ⓘ
radio telescopes ⓘ space-based observatories ⓘ |
| overlapsWith |
Local Group
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Local Sheet ⓘ Local Void boundary regions ⓘ |
| relevantFor |
dark matter distribution studies
ⓘ
environmental effects on galaxies ⓘ near-field cosmology ⓘ star formation history of nearby universe ⓘ |
| scale | tens of millions of light-years ⓘ |
| studiedIn |
extragalactic astronomy
ⓘ
galaxy evolution research ⓘ observational cosmology ⓘ |
| usedFor |
calibration of distance indicators
ⓘ
mapping the local cosmic web ⓘ measurement of the Hubble constant on local scales ⓘ studies of peculiar velocities ⓘ study of galaxy dynamics ⓘ study of galaxy evolution ⓘ study of local large-scale structure ⓘ study of nearby galaxies ⓘ |
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