The Leo Supercluster is a

supercluster A supercluster is a large group of smaller galaxy clusters or galaxy groups; they are among the largest known structures in the universe. The Milky Way is part of the Local Group galaxy group (which contains more than 54 galaxies), which in turn ...

in the Northern Celestial Hemisphere that stretches across the constellations

Ursa Major Ursa Major (; also known as the Great Bear) is a constellation in the northern sky, whose associated mythology likely dates back into prehistory. Its Latin name means "greater (or larger) bear," referring to and contrasting it with nearby Ursa ...

and

Leo Leo or Léo may refer to: Acronyms * Law enforcement officer * Law enforcement organisation * ''Louisville Eccentric Observer'', a free weekly newspaper in Louisville, Kentucky * Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity Arts an ...

. It covers an area approximately 130 mega parsecs long by 60 megaparsecs wide. The

redshift In physics, a redshift is an increase in the wavelength, and corresponding decrease in the frequency and photon energy, of electromagnetic radiation (such as light). The opposite change, a decrease in wavelength and simultaneous increase in f ...

s of member galaxy clusters range from 0.032 to 0.043. The brightest cluster in the system is Abell 1185.

References

{{reflist, refs= {{cite journal, last=Kopylova, first=F. G., author2=Kopylov, A. I. , date=2011, title=Analysis of the Properties of Galaxy Clusters in the Leo Supercluster Region, journal=Astronomy Letters, volume=37, issue=4, pages=219–32 , issn=1562-6873, doi=10.1134/S1063773711030029, bibcode = 2011AstL...37..219K , s2cid=122749760 Leo (constellation) Ursa Major (constellation)

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