The extremely large supercluster of galaxies discovered by Indian astronomers has been named "Saraswati". The discovery was made by a team primarily from the Inter University Centre for Astronomy and Astrophysics (IUCAA) and the Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) in Pune. It is indeed estimated to be stretched over a vast distance of approximately 650 million light-years.
A team of Indian astronomers have identified previously unknown, extremely large supercluster of galaxies located in the direction of constellation Pisces. With regard to this, which of the following statement/(s) is/are correct ?
Asked in KPSC KAS Prelims 2017 · Topic: Astronomy and Astrophysics Basics (Galaxies: Types, Structure of the Milky Way)
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