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40/h Mpc diameter void in Pisces-Cetus

Journal Article · · Astrophys. J.; (United States)
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1086/166948· OSTI ID:6494284
Evidence is presented for the existence of a large region of space in Pisces-Cetus that is empty of galaxies and clusters of galaxies. The volume of this roughly spherical, 40/h Mpc diameter void is comparable to the largest empty region (free of emission-line galaxies) in the recently completed study of the Bootes void. It is argued that the observed distributions of galaxies and clusters within the Pisces-Cetus void region are unlike that expected for a uniform distribution taking into consideration observational sampling. 38 references.
Research Organization:
New Mexico Univ., Albuquerque (USA); Lick Observatory, Santa Cruz, CA (USA); Space Telescope Science Institute, Baltimore, MD (USA)
OSTI ID:
6494284
Journal Information:
Astrophys. J.; (United States), Journal Name: Astrophys. J.; (United States) Vol. 335; ISSN ASJOA
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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