Multipole alignment in the large-scale distribution of spin direction of spiral galaxies. (arXiv:2004.02963v1 [astro-ph.GA])

Multipole alignment in the large-scale distribution of spin direction of spiral galaxies. (arXiv:2004.02963v1 [astro-ph.GA])
<a href="http://arxiv.org/find/astro-ph/1/au:+Shamir_L/0/1/0/all/0/1">Lior Shamir</a>

Previous observations have suggested non-random distribution of spin
directions of galaxies at scales far larger than the size of a supercluster.
Here I use $sim1.7cdot10^5$ spiral galaxies from SDSS and $3.3cdot10^4$
spiral galaxies from Pan-STARRS to analyze the distribution of galaxy spin
patterns of spiral galaxies as observed from Earth. The analysis shows in both
SDSS and Pan-STARRS that the distribution of galaxy spin directions forms a
non-random pattern, and can be fitted to a dipole axis in probability much
higher than mere chance. These observations agree with previous findings, but
are based on more data and two different telescopes. The analysis also shows
that the distribution of galaxy spin directions fits a large-scale multipole
alignment, with best fit to quadrupole alignment with probability of
$sim6.9sigma$ to have such distribution by chance. Comparison of two separate
datasets from SDSS and Pan-STARRS such that the galaxies in both datasets have
similar redshift distribution provides nearly identical quadrupole patterns.

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