Supergalactic coordinate system

Galaxies and galaxy clusters < 50 Mly away from Earth plotted in the supergalactic plane

The supergalactic coordinate system is a reference frame for the supercluster of galaxies that contains the Milky Way galaxy, referenced to a local relatively flat collection of galaxy clusters used to define the supergalactic plane.

The supergalactic plane is more or less perpendicular to the plane of the Milky Way; the angle is 84.5°. As viewed from Earth, the plane traces a great circle across the sky through the following constellations: