Its discovery was announced from Princeton University on October 20, 2003, by J. Richard Gott III, Mario Jurić, and their colleagues, based on data from the Sloan Digital Sky Survey.
Upptäckten av Stora Sloanmuren offentliggjordes den 20 oktober 2003 av J. Richard Gott vid Princeton University och Mario Jurić samt deras kollegor, baserat på data från Sloan Digital Sky Survey.