Hercules–Corona Borealis Great Wall (partly in direction)
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The Hercules–Corona Borealis Great Wall is an enormous cosmic structure and one of the largest known formations in the universe, consisting of a vast cluster of galaxies spanning several billion light-years.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Hercules–Corona Borealis Great Wall | 0 |
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
galaxy filament
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galaxy superstructure ⓘ large-scale cosmic structure ⓘ |
| approximateAngularExtent | covers a large region of the sky spanning constellations Hercules and Corona Borealis ⓘ |
| belongsToCategory |
astronomical object discovered in the 2010s
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cosmic large-scale structure ⓘ |
| composedOf |
galaxies
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galaxy clusters ⓘ |
| cosmologicalImplication | may indicate larger-than-expected density fluctuations at high redshift ⓘ |
| discoveredBy |
István Horváth
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Jon Hakkila NERFINISHED ⓘ Lajos G. Balázs NERFINISHED ⓘ Zsolt Bagoly NERFINISHED ⓘ other collaborators ⓘ |
| discoveryMethod | gamma-ray burst clustering analysis ⓘ |
| discoveryYear | 2013 ⓘ |
| distanceFromEarth | on the order of 10 billion light-years ⓘ |
| evidenceStatus | subject to ongoing observational verification ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Hercules–Corona Borealis Great Wall GRB structure
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Her–CrB GW NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasApproximateSize |
about 10 billion light-years
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on the order of several gigaparsecs ⓘ |
| hasSignificance |
challenges cosmological principle at very large scales
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one of the largest known structures in the universe ⓘ |
| locatedInTheDirectionOf |
constellation Corona Borealis
GENERATED
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constellation Hercules GENERATED ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
constellation Corona Borealis
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constellation Hercules ⓘ |
| observationalBasis | spatial clustering of long-duration gamma-ray bursts ⓘ |
| observedUsing |
Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope
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NASA Swift satellite NERFINISHED ⓘ other gamma-ray observatories ⓘ |
| partOf | observable universe ⓘ |
| redshiftRange | approximately z = 1.6 to 2.1 ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
CfA2 Great Wall
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Sloan Great Wall NERFINISHED ⓘ large quasar groups ⓘ |
| scaleComparedToHorizon | size comparable to or exceeding expected homogeneity scale ⓘ |
| structureType | anisotropic distribution of gamma-ray bursts ⓘ |
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