Coma Cluster size and scale context

The Coma Cluster is one of the richest and most famous galaxy clusters in the nearby universe. Its galaxies move as if embedded in far more mass than we can see directly, making Coma one of the classic systems that helped reveal the existence of dark matter. Read its scale context, comparisons, and journey links on the canonical object page.

Pandora's ClusterGalaxy cluster·4 million ly
Bullet ClusterColliding galaxy clusters·6.3 million ly
Perseus ClusterGalaxy cluster·11.6 million ly
Coma ClusterGalaxy cluster·20 million ly
Virgo SuperclusterGalaxy supercluster·147 million ly

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