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Virgo Cluster: how big is it?

Virgo Cluster is about 14.8 million light-years. In everyday terms, that is ≈ 148 Milky Ways.

Size

14.8 million light-years

In metres

1.40 × 10²³ m

Everyday comparison

≈ 148 Milky Ways

Chapter

Groups & Clusters

Did you know?

More than 1,300 galaxies swarming together about 54 million light-years away.

How it compares

• About 1.5× bigger than Local Group (10 million light-years).
• About 22× smaller than Boötes Void (328 million light-years).

Other things of a similar size

• Milky Way 100,000 light-years
• Andromeda Galaxy 220,000 light-years
• Distance to Andromeda 2.54 million light-years
• Local Group 10 million light-years
• Boötes Void 328 million light-years
• Laniakea Supercluster 518 million light-years

Sizes are rounded, typical values drawn from standard reference sources, including NIST/CODATA physical constants and NASA's planetary fact sheets. Real objects vary; see About for how sizes are chosen.