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To help compare different orders of magnitude, this page lists distance
s starting at 100 Zm (1023 m
or 11 million light years).
Distances shorter than 100 Zm
Distances longer than 1 Ym
Distance
Distance is a numerical description of how far apart objects are. In physics or everyday discussion, distance may refer to a physical length, or an estimation based on other criteria . In mathematics, a distance function or metric is a generalization of the concept of physical distance...
s starting at 100 Zm (1023 m
Metre
The metre , symbol m, is the base unit of length in the International System of Units . Originally intended to be one ten-millionth of the distance from the Earth's equator to the North Pole , its definition has been periodically refined to reflect growing knowledge of metrology...
or 11 million light years).
Distances shorter than 100 Zm
- 140 Zm — 15 million light years — Distance to Centaurus ACentaurus ACentaurus A is a prominent galaxy in the constellation of Centaurus. There is considerable debate in the literature regarding the galaxy's fundamental properties such as its Hubble type and distance...
galaxy - 250 Zm — 27 million light years — Distance to the Pinwheel GalaxyPinwheel GalaxyThe Pinwheel Galaxy is a face-on spiral galaxy distanced 21 million light-years away in the constellation Ursa Major, first discovered by Pierre Méchain on March 27, 1781, and communicated to Charles Messier who verified its position for inclusion in the Messier Catalogue as one of its final...
- 280 Zm — 30 million light years — Distance to the Sombrero GalaxySombrero GalaxyThe Sombrero Galaxy is an unbarred spiral galaxy in the constellation Virgo located 28 million light years from earth. It has a bright nucleus, an unusually large central bulge, and a prominent dust lane in its inclined disk. The dark dust lane and the bulge give this galaxy the appearance of a...
- 570 Zm — 60 million light years — Approximate distance to the Virgo clusterVirgo ClusterThe Virgo Cluster is a cluster of galaxies whose center is 53.8 ± 0.3 Mly away in the constellation Virgo. Comprising approximately 1300 member galaxies, the cluster forms the heart of the larger Local Supercluster, of which the Local Group is an outlying member...
, nearest galaxy clusterGalaxy clusterA galaxy cluster is a compact cluster of galaxies. Basic difference between a galaxy group and a galaxy cluster is that there are many more galaxies in a cluster than in a group. Also, galaxies in a cluster are more compact and have higher velocity dispersion. One of the key features of cluster is... - 620 Zm — 65 million light years — Approximate distance to the Fornax clusterFornax ClusterAt a distance of approximately 62.0 Mly , the Fornax Cluster is the second richest cluster of galaxies within 100 million light-years, although it is much smaller than the Virgo Cluster. It lies primarily in the constellation Fornax, and may be associated with the nearby Eridanus Group...
- 800 Zm — 85 million light years — Approximate distance to the Eridanus clusterEridanus ClusterThe center of the Eridanus Cluster is roughly 85 million light years from Earth, and contains about 73 main galaxies. It is located in the constellation Eridanus near the Fornax cluster, and is sometimes called the "Fornax II cluster."-Table of galaxies:...
Distances longer than 1 Ym