Virgo Supercluster

Distances from the Local Group for selected groups and clusters within the Local Supercluster.

The Virgo Supercluster (Virgo SC) or Local Supercluster is the large galaxy cluster that contains the Virgo Cluster and the Local Group.[1] At least 100 galaxies and clusters are in it.

The diameter of Virgo SC is 33 megaparsecs (110 million light-years). It is one of millions of superclusters in the observable universe.

  1. The Local Group contains the Milky Way and Andromeda galaxies.

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