Hyperion proto-supercluster

Hyperion proto-supercluster
Visualization of the Hyperion proto-supercluster
Observation data (Epoch J2000)
Constellation(s)Sextans
Right ascension10h 6m
Declination2.3°
Major axis150 Mpc (489 Mly)
Minor axis60 Mpc (196 Mly)
Redshift2.45
Binding mass4.8×1015 M

The Hyperion proto-supercluster is the largest and earliest known proto-supercluster, 5,000 times the mass of the Milky Way and seen at 20% of the current age of the universe. It was discovered in 2018 by analysing the redshifts of 10,000 objects observed with the Very Large Telescope in Chile.