<p>There is no evidence for that. That's either a systematic observation error, or a random result within usual statistical fluctuations, compare <a href="http://van.physics.illinois.edu/qa/listing.php?id=18609" rel="nofollow">this Q&amp;A site</a>.</p>

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2016-10-22T03:20:41.040Z
Please sum up your links, since they can go down eventually.
Sir Cumference
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2014-01-09T01:33:45.917Z
2014-01-09T01:33:45.917Z
Gerald
<p>This article: <a href="http://physicsworld.com/cws/article/news/2011/jul/25/was-the-universe-born-spinning" rel="noreferrer">http://physicsworld.com/cws/article/news/2011/jul/25/was-the-universe-born-spinning</a> asserts that the universe was "born spinning" and that there is a preferred rotation direction for galaxies in the universe.  My question is whether there is a preferred galaxy orientation in the universe, that is, whether there is a preferred plane for the galaxy disk?</p>

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2014-01-09T01:46:23.890Z
Correct me if I'm wrong, but given that orientation is relative in space, how COULD there be a preferred direction?  When no one can say which way is up, who can say which way is clockwise?
Nerrolken
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2014-01-09T13:26:28.540Z
You can compare the angular momentum vector of the plane of a disk galaxy to one another, so it's relative to one another.
astromax
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2014-03-15T20:56:53.427Z
galaxies seem to have a preferred orientation relative to their embedding large scale structure filaments http://arxiv.org/abs/1308.2816
chris
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Do galaxies have a preferred orientation?
NeutronStar
# Do galaxies have a preferred orientation?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2014-01-09)

This article: <http://physicsworld.com/cws/article/news/2011/jul/25/was-the-universe-born-spinning> asserts that the universe was "born spinning" and that there is a preferred rotation direction for galaxies in the universe. My question is whether there is a preferred galaxy orientation in the universe, that is, whether there is a preferred plane for the galaxy disk?

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> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: Correct me if I'm wrong, but given that orientation is relative in space, how COULD there be a preferred direction?  When no one can say which way is up, who can say which way is clockwise?  
> **username_2**: You can compare the angular momentum vector of the plane of a disk galaxy to one another, so it's relative to one another.  
> **username_3**: galaxies seem to have a preferred orientation relative to their embedding large scale structure filaments http://arxiv.org/abs/1308.2816  

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_4 on 2014-01-09. Score: 3 | Accepted answer

There is no evidence for that. That's either a systematic observation error, or a random result within usual statistical fluctuations, compare [this Q&A site](http://van.physics.illinois.edu/qa/listing.php?id=18609).

> **Comments:**
> **username_5**: Please sum up your links, since they can go down eventually.  

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