Void (Astronomy)

In astronomy, voids are the empty spaces between filaments, one of the largest-scale structures in the Universe that contain none or hardly any galaxies. Voids typically have a diameter of 11 to 150 Mpc; particularly large voids, defined by the absence of rich superclusters, are sometimes called supervoids. A 1994 census ("The structure of the Universe traced by rich clusters of galaxies.", see References) lists a total of 27 supervoids with a distance of up to 740 Mpc; a selection is given below:
#NameDistance (Mpc)Diameter (Mpc)
1 188124
5 182130
9Southern Local Supervoid135158
18 168144
19 168152
20Bootes Void304110
21 201163
24Northern Local Supervoid86146

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References

  1. U. Lindner, J. Einasto, M. Einasto, W. Freudling, K. Fricke, E. Tago: The structure of supervoids. I. Void hierarchy in the Northern Local Supervoid., Astron. Astrophys., v.301, p.329 (1995)
  2. M. Einasto, J. Einasto, E. Tago, G. B. Dalton, H Andernach: The structure of the Universe traced by rich clusters of galaxies., Mon. Not. R. Astron. Soc. 269, 301 (1994)

 

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