Hubble Law
v = H
0
d
where v = recessional velocity
d = distance to galaxy
H
0
= Hubble constant
= slope of line
H
0
= 72 km/s/Mpc (± 10%)
i.e. if distance to galaxy increases by 10
6
pc, galaxy’s
recessional speed increases by 72 km/s
Since time = R / V = d/v = 1 / H
0,
t = 10
6
pc/72 km/s = 10
6
x 3.08 x 10
13
/ 72
= 4.3 x 10
17
sec
= 14 x 10
9
yr
Hubble constant
Expansion age of universe !!