Huge-LQG
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The Huge Large Quasar Group, (Huge-LQG, also called U1.27) is a possible structure or pseudo-structure of 73 quasars, referred to as a large quasar group, that measures about 4 billion light-years across. At its discovery, it was identified as the largest and the most massive known structure in the observable universe, though it has been superseded by the Hercules–Corona Borealis Great Wall at 10 billion light-years. Its existence has been disputed.
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- large quasar group
- Part of
- observable universe
- Constellation
- Leo
- Mass
- 6100000000000000000
- Height
- 500
- Length
- 1240
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- redshift
- 1.27
- quantity
- 73
- time of discovery or invention
- 2012-11-00
- right ascension
- 164.13750
- declination
- 14.121361
- epoch
- J2000.0
- radial velocity
- 202345
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Encyclopedic overview
8 sectionsContents
- Discovery
- Characteristics
- Cosmological principle
- Dispute
- See also
- References
- Further reading
- External links
The Huge Large Quasar Group, (Huge-LQG, also called U1.27) is a possible structure or pseudo-structure of 73 quasars, referred to as a large quasar group, that measures about 4 billion light-years across. At its discovery, it was identified as the largest and the most massive known structure in the observable universe, though it has been superseded by the Hercules–Corona Borealis Great Wall at 10 billion light-years. Its existence has been disputed.
== Discovery ==
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