The Great Attractor is a gravitational anomaly located in the direction of the Hydra and Centaurus constellations that influences the motion of galaxies in the local universe. It exerts a gravitational pull on galaxies, including our own Milky Way, causing them to move towards it. The exact nature of the Great Attractor remains uncertain due to its location behind the plane of the Milky Way and the presence of intervening dust and gas, which obscure observations in visible light. Astronomers continue to study its properties using other wavelengths of light and gravitational mapping techniques to understand its role in the cosmic web and the large-scale structure of the universe.
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