List of Voids

List of voids
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This is a list of voids. Voids are particularly galaxy-poor volumes of space between filaments,
making up the large-scale structure of the universe. Some voids are known as supervoids.

Contents
1 Voids and supervoids!
1.1 Largest voids
1.2 Named voids
1.3 Voids designated by their constellation
1.4 Other voids
2 Voids by search or survey
2.1 Tully list
2.2 B&B Abell-derived list
2.3 SSRS1 list
2.4 SSRS2 list
2.5 1994 EEDTA Whole Sky Survey
2.6 Galactic Anti-Center IRAS search
2.7 IRAS list
3 References
4 Notes
5 See also

Voids and supervoids!

In the tables, z is the cosmological redshift, c the speed of light, and h the dimensionless Hubble
parameter (the Hubble constant H0 = h 100 km s1 Mpc1). Mpc stands for megaparsec.

Largest voids
Main article: List of largest voids
Named voids

Name Coordinates Distance Dimensions Data Notes

to the
of the center
center
h m cz=2500 Diameter =
Local Void 18 38 [1]
+18 km/s 60 Mpc
Virgo Supercluster, Coma Supercluster,
Perseus-Pisces Supercluster, Ursa
Major-Lynx Supercluster, Hydra-
Centaurus Supercluster, Sculptor
Supercluster, Pavo-Corona Australes
Supercluster form a sheet between the
Northern Northern Local Supervoid and the
Diameter =
Local 61 Mpc Southern Local Supervoid.[2] The
104 Mpc
Supervoid Hercules Supercluster separates the
Northern Local Void from the Botes
Void.[2] The Perseus-Pisces
Supercluster and Pegasus Supercluster
form a sheet separate the Northern
Local Void and Southern Local Void
from the Pegasus Void.[2]
Virgo Supercluster, Coma Supercluster,
Perseus-Pisces Supercluster, Ursa
Major-Lynx Supercluster, Hydra-
Centaurus Supercluster, Sculptor
Supercluster, Pavo-Corona Australes
Southern Supercluster form a sheet between the
Diameter =
Local 96 Mpc Northern Local Supervoid and the
112 Mpc
Supervoid Southern Local Supervoid.[2] The
Perseus-Pisces Supercluster and
Pegasus Supercluster form a sheet
separate the Northern Local Void and
Southern Local Void from the Pegasus
Void.[2]
"Giant Void in NGH" or "AR-Lp 36";
h m Diameter = NGH stands for "Northern Galactic
Giant Void 13 01 z=0.116 300-400 Hemisphere"; discovered in 1988.[3] It
+38.7 Mpc is the largest void in the NGH where
z<0.14.[4]
Diameter = Void containing the Milky Way and
KBC Void
600 Mpc Local Group[5]
[6][7]

Voids designated by their constellation

Name Coordinates Distance Dimensions Data Notes
of the centre to the centre
Botes Void 14h 20m 26 150 Mpc Diameter = The Hercules Supercluster
(Great Void) 100 Mpc separates the Northern Local
Void from the Botes Void.[2]
The Hercules Supercluster thus
 Name Coordinates Distance Dimensions Data Notes
of the centre to the centre
forms part of the near edge of
the Botes Void.[8]
Canis Major
Void
Columba Void
Discovered in 1975, along
with the Coma Supercluster, it
lies in front of the Coma
Cluster.[9] It was the first void
Coma Void
to be discovered, and is
approximately 1/3 as far away
as the much larger Botes
Void.[10]
Corona
Borealis Void
This void is separated from the
Eridanus Void Sculptor void by a sheet of
galaxies.[11]
The claimed Eridanus
Supervoid or "Great Void",
reported on 24 August 2007 by
the NRAO from Very Large
Array Sky Survey data.[12]
This void, if real, would be
much larger than the others
listed here (except the Giant
Void), about 300 h1
Mpc in diameter and 1800
3000 h1
Mpc distant (where h is the
dimensionless Hubble
parameter). It would be
Eridanus
Supervoid 03h 15m 05s z=1 Diameter = associated with (and be the
19 35 02 150 Mpc explanation of) a cold spot in
(Great Void)
the cosmic microwave
background at the sky location.

The evidence for such a "Great

Void" is disputed by Smith and
Huterer.[13] They showed that
the claims made of
observational evidence for
such a void from survey data
neglected systematic effects,
and did not account for a
posteriori choices made in
analyzing data.

Southern The Southern Eridanus void is

 Name Coordinates Distance Dimensions Data Notes
of the centre to the centre
connected to the Eridanus void
by a hole in the distribution of
galaxies separating the two. A
hole in the distribution of
Eridanus Void
galaxies separating Sculptor
and Southern Eridanus voids
the size of (redshift) 1250 km/s
appears to exist.[11]
Fornax Void
cz=7000 k Diameter =
Hercules Void 15.5h +30 [14] discovered in 1979[8][15]
m/s 3100 km/s
The Hydra Void lies beyond
Hydra Void the Hydra-Centaurus
Supercluster[16]
cz=4000 k
Leo Void 11h 30m 0 m/s
[16]
A hole in the distribution of
galaxies separating Sculptor
and Microscopium voids the
Microscopium
size of (redshift) 1250 km/s
Void
appears to exist. This is
roughly 1/2 of Microscopium's
diameter.[11]
25% of
average
less than
universe The far end of this void is
5000 km/s perhaps 0
Ophiucus Void near 17h 25 density is defined by the Ophiucus
(the outer 5000 km/s
the void Supercluster[17]
limit)
density of
matter
[18] The Perseus-Pisces
Supercluster and Pegasus
cz=5500 k Diameter = Supercluster form a sheet
Pegasus Void 22h +15 m/s 40 Mpc separate the Northern Local
Void and Southern Local Void
from the Pegasus Void.[2]
Perseus-Pisces h cz=8000 k Diameter = Discovered in 1980,[15] it is
Void 1 +10 m/s 3000 km/s also called the Perseus Void
Sagittarius
Void
Sculptor Void 23h 48m Diameter = Corresponds to SRSS1 Void 3
24 39 34.8 Mpc/h and SRSS2 Void 5[19] This
void is separated from the
Eridanus Void by a sheet of
galaxies. A hole in the
distribution of galaxies
separating Sculptor and
Southern Eridanus Voids the
 Name Coordinates Distance Dimensions Data Notes
of the centre to the centre
size of 1250 km/s appears to
exist.[11] The Sculptor Void
lies next to the Southern Wall
or Southern Great Wall.
The Taurus Void appears large
and circular, and has walls of
galaxies surrounding it. It lies
next to the Perseus-Pisces
Supercluster, and is the most
Diameter =
Taurus Void visually identifiable. Several
100 Mly
galaxies have been found to
reside in the void, such as
UGC 2627 and UGC 2629,
both approximately 185
million light years away.[20]
[6][7]

Other voids

Designation Location Coordinates Distance Diameter Dimensions Notes

to the
of the centre
centre
150
h1
Mpc
[21] This
deep
suspected void
300
ranged 100
Bahcall & z = 0.03 h1
degrees across the
Soneiro 1982 0.08 Mpc
sky, and has
void wide
shown up on other
60
surveys as several
h1 separate voids.
Mpc
tall

Voids by search or survey

Tully list
In 1985, Tully determined a local dominant supercluster plane, and found the Pisces-Cetus
Supercluster Complex.[22]

Distance Diameter
to the centre
# Coordinates (h1 (h1 Notes
of the centre
Mpc) Mpc)
1 17.0h 80 90 140
2 21.0h 7 100 136
 Distance Diameter
Coordinates to the centre
# (h1 Notes
of the centre (h1
Mpc) Mpc)
h
3 8.6 +13 150 150
4 21.5h +5 170 173
5 14.3h +52 180 158 Botes Void
6 23.0h 16 190 171
7 12.8h +14 190 174
8 10.0h +35 250 170
9 2.6h 11 280 229
10 8.7h +58 310 243
11 16.8h +5 310 270

B&B Abell-derived list

In a 1985 study of Abell clusters, 29 voids were determined, in the sphere z<0.1 around Earth.[23]

Distance Diameter
to the centre
# Coordinates (h1 (h1 Notes
of the centre
Mpc) Mpc)
1 0.0h +20 293 100
2 0.3h 0 276 100
3 0.7h +10 284 100
4 2.0h 13 275 150
5 8.0h +60 300 100
6 9.0h +18 220 100
7 9.0h +67 180 120
8 9.2h +26 137 140
9 9.5h +45 262 200
10 9.8h 0 285 110
11 9.8h +35 219 110
12 10.8h 10 293 120
13 12.0h +14 206 110
14 12.3h 0 276 100
15 12.4h 12 272 150
16 12.5h +32 237 100
17 12.9h +64 105 110
18 13.6h +35 154 200 Botes Void
19 13.8h +20 297 110
20 14.2h 4 265 210
 Distance Diameter
Coordinates to the centre
# (h1 Notes
of the centre (h1
Mpc) Mpc)
h
21 14.7 +70 283 160
22 15.2h +42 286 140
23 16.0h +7 295 110
24 16.4h +41 291 130
25 16.5h +59 110 100
26 17.2h +58 237 100
27 22.2h 2 155 130
28 22.5h 5 284 160
29 23.5h 7 203 120

SSRS1 list
A redshift survey of galaxies in the southern sky in 1988, out to a distance of 120 Mpc/h, revealed
some voids.[24]

Distance Dimensions
WxHxD
# Coordinates
to the
centre (h1
Constellation Notes
of the centre
(V) Mpc)
Located just behind the galaxy
3000 km/
1 1.5h 50 s
30 x 30 x 40 Phoenix/Eridanus concentration in Eridanus-Fornax-
Dorado
5000 km/
2 21h 25 30 x 30 x 30 Capricornus/Micro
s scopium
6000 km/
3 23.5h 35 70 x 30 x 50 Sculptor/Grus
s
9000 km/ 50 x 100 x Horologium/Erida
4 4h 40
s 50 nus

SSRS2 list
In 1994, a redshift survey in the southern sky identified 18 voids, 11 of which are major voids.[19]

Distance Diameter
# Coordinates to the
(h1 Constellation Notes
of the centre centre
(r) Mpc)
1 1h 33m 16 45 85.7 54.3 Cetus major void
2 3h 34m 28 50 99.7 56.2 Fornax major void SRSS1 Void 4

3 22h 25m 107.2 60.8 Aquarius major void

14 46

4 21h 43m 66.7 35.6 Capricornus major void

14 40
5 23h 48m 53.0 34.8 Aquarius/Sculptor major void SRSS1 Void 3
(Sculptor Void)
 Distance Diameter
# Coordinates to the
(h1 Constellation Notes
of the centre centre
(r) Mpc)
24 39
6 3h 56m 20 11 56.5 32.0 Eridanus major void
7 3h 17m 11 40 77.2 25.5 Eridanus major void

8 23h 20m 83.9 27.8 Aquarius major void

12 32
9 3h 06m 13 47 114.6 39.0 Eridanus major void
10 0h 26m 9 17 104.7 34.8 Cetus major void
11 0h 21m 29 43 112.8 42.9 Sculptor major void
h m
12 23 03 74.8 25.0 Piscis Austrinus/Sculptor
32 35
13 1h 23m 19 36 31.0 22.1 Cetus SRSS1 Void 1
h m Piscis
14 21 28 87.2 21.3 Austrinus/Microscopium
29 28
h m
15 21 24 116.1 27.3 Microscopium
33 17
h m
16 21 43 36.5 20.3 Capricornus
18 41
17 3h 42m 21 21 32.1 19.0 Eridanus
18 4h 18m 8 42 85.9 21.1 Eridanus

1994 EEDTA Whole Sky Survey

A 1994 census lists a total of 27 supervoids within a cube of 740 Mpc a side, centered on us (z=0.1
distant sphere).[25]

Coordinates Distance Diameter

# (B1950.0) (Mpc/h) (Mpc/h) Notes
of the centre to the centre [Note 1]
1 19.0 57.1 134 88
2 28.2 12.3 207 96
3 34.8 61.9 216 72
4 36.6 33.5 241 86
5 37.8 36.1 129 92
6 46.0 21.4 236 72
7 62.0 8.0 248 100
8 71.2 38.3 201 76
9 121.7 1.5 96 112 Southern Local Supervoid
10 130.0 +49.3 246 144
11 140.4 +10.5 160 92
12 146.9 +27.4 227 106
13 153.1 11.4 246 94
 Coordinates Distance Diameter
# (B1950.0) (Mpc/h) (Mpc/h) Notes
of the centre to the centre [Note 1]
14 159.9 +1.2 167 68
15 161.6 32.2 241 98
16 167.4 +22.8 222 74
17 186.9 15.6 216 94
18 196.8 +9.5 119 102
19 204.8 +35.7 119 108
Botes void
20 214.6 +13.6 216 78
(Great Void)
21 216.7 +56.5 143 116
22 219.8 +57.9 246 96
23 220.2 +33.9 219 72
24 256.1 4.8 61 104 Northern Local Supervoid
25 353.0 59.4 198 74
26 356.6 +22.2 246 80
27 358.9 33.1 241 70

Galactic Anti-Center IRAS search

In a 1995 study of IRAS data looking for large-scale structure in the Galactic Anticenter in the Zone
of Avoidance, four voids were discovered.[26]

Coordinates Distance Dimensions

to the
# of the centre
centre ( degrees x Notes
(B1950.0) (km/s) degrees x km/s )
V0 5.2h +18 1000 96x36x2000
V1 and V2 are connected, and block the Perseus-
V1 3.5h +18 3750 15x36x3500 Pisces Supercluster from traversing the Zone of
Avoidance
V1 and V2 are connected, and block the Perseus-
V2 3.5h +29 8000 25x14x2000 Pisces Supercluster from traversing the Zone of
Avoidance
V3 8.0h +10 7000 30x20x2000 This void lies in front of the CfA2 Great Wall

IRAS list
Analysis of the IRAS redshift survey in 1997 revealed 24 voids, 12 of which were termed
"significant" [27]

Supergalactic Coordinates Diameter

# to the centre (h1 Data Notes
(r,X,Y,Z) Mpc)
1 (55.2,-10.4,-53.8,6.1) 51.0 significant void
2 (49.6,-25.3,31.4,-28.9) 43.8 significant void
3 (46.0,-24.8,26.7,28.1) 44.5 significant void
4 (46.5,8.7,24.7,38.4) 45.0 significant void Local Void
 Supergalactic Coordinates Diameter
# to the centre (h1 Data Notes
(r,X,Y,Z) Mpc)
5 (32.0,-13.0,-23.9,-16.9) 36.0 significant void
6 (51.5,17.0,-32.2,36.4) 41.4 significant void
7 (57.1,31.2,44.9,16.5) 43.5 significant void
8 (60.4,-25.8,-22.7,-49.7) 39.5 significant void
9 (49.8,35.9,-25.6,-23.0) 36.0 significant void
10 (63.3,-48.0,-40.9,6.0) 33.6 significant void Sculptor Void
11 (48.6,11.8,46.6,-6.9) 32.0 significant void
12 (49.9,-15.6,-35.7,31.3) 31.5 significant void
13 (62.8,14.2,29.3,-53.7) 40.3
14 (19.0,0.7,-16.4,9.6) 28.8
15 (37.6,32.4,-17.0,8.6) 30.4 Perseus-Pisces Void