What this measurement describes
Extent describes a region whose edge may be diffuse, chosen or model-dependent.
Cosmic scale · Cosmic structure
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Laniakea Supercluster
≈520 million light-yearsA vast basin of galactic motion that includes the Milky Way and the Virgo Cluster.
WonderIts boundary is defined by how galaxies flow, not by a solid edge.
1025metres
Scale context
One coordinate on a continuous universe.
1024.69 mLaniakeaCosmic realm
Wonder · Explore · Deep
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How certain is the boundary?
The value depends on a scientific model or inferred boundary. It is not a directly touched physical edge.
What the engine actually divides
Vastoscope compares the SI value in metres for this flow-defined supercluster span. A ratio is mathematically valid as a linear span, while the interface identifies when the two selected definitions differ.
Familiar scale bridges
Give the number
something to stand beside.
These anchors are selected by logarithmic proximity from familiar human, engineered, planetary and cosmic references.
Galactic · GalaxiesLaniakea ↔ Milky Way5,199×Our barred spiral galaxy, containing the Sun and hundreds of billions of stars.
Stellar · StarsLaniakea ↔ Sun3.53e+15×The star containing almost all the solar system’s mass and powering nearly every surface ecosystem.
Planetary · Solar systemLaniakea ↔ Earth3.86e+17×Our ocean world, measured by mean diameter — the anchor for familiar planetary comparisons.
Evidence trail
Where this scale comes from.
Vastoscope keeps the displayed number separate from its measurement type and certainty. Representative and model-dependent values are intentionally labelled instead of presented as exact edges.
Nearby on the logarithmic rail
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Galactic · GalaxiesAndromeda Galaxy≈220,000 light-yearsThe nearest large spiral galaxy, approaching the Milky Way within the Local Group.
Cosmic · Cosmic structureVirgo Cluster≈15 million light-yearsThe nearest major galaxy cluster, crowded with thousands of galaxies and hot intracluster gas.
Cosmic · Cosmic structureSloan Great Wall≈1.37 billion light-yearsA colossal arrangement of galaxy clusters and filaments discovered in large redshift surveys.
Cosmic · CosmologyObservable Universe≈93 billion light-yearsThe present-day diameter of the region whose light or descendants can in principle reach us.
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