Evidence for Structure in the Distribution of Active Galactic Nuclei with Z < 0.05

The distribution of active galactic nuclei (AGNs), which include Seyfert galaxies and quasars, shows evidence for structure in the region z ~0.03, for right ascension between 14^h^ and 17.3^h^ and declination between 26.5^deg^ and 44.5^deg^ This is coincident in location with the "Great Wall" structure found in the Geller-Huchra survey of normal galaxies. Other features observed in the Geller- Huchra survey are also apparent in the AGN distribution. No evidence for structure on larger scales was found. The fact that distributions of normal galaxies and AGNs show the same structure lends support to the cosmological origin of the AGN redshifts. The irregular foamlike structure observed and its large extent argue strongly against explanations other than a general Hubble expansion as the main cause of the redshifts. The probability for the z distribution observed for AGNs with z <0.05 and declination between 26.5^deg^ and 44.5^deg^ to occur by chance is estimated to be ~0.3%.