The existence of superclusters indicates that the galaxies in the Universe are not uniformly distributed; most of them are drawn together in groups and clusters, with groups containing up to some dozens of galaxies and clusters up to several thousand galaxies.
A existencia dos supercúmulos indica que as galaxias do Universo non están distribuídas uniformemente; a maioría delas son atraídas xuntándose en grupos e cúmulos; os grupos adoitan conter algunhas ducias de galaxias e os cúmulos centos ou miles.