dc - What is the jurisdiction of the Green Lantern Corps?

Oa is the central hub for the Green Lantern Corps as well as the house for the Central Battery and Book of Oa. It is also said to be the center of the Universe.

From this wiki (which is the only place I've been able to find a location for Oa) it says that it's in the Milky Way Galaxy. Relatively close to Earth.

What is the distance from Earth to Oa?

Do the Green Lanterns protect the ENTIRE Universe, or just the obervable Universe (about 93 billion light years from the point of origin)?

How large are the sectors?

Were these questions ever asnswered in DC's Universe?

Answer

Their jurisdiction (prior to the new 52 that started this month) was the entire known universe*. The Guardians split the universe into 3600 sectors with Oa at the center, and each sector being a wedge radiating out from Oa (this is based on a map they had in a Green Lantern special issue a few years ago). I don't think there's a known distance between Earth and Oa.

However, Green Lanterns have no issue also policing other universes, as Green Lanterns have from time to time visited the anti-matter universe and some of the other 52 universes. While there they performed their usual crime-fighting duties, even though they're technically not in their assigned sector.

"Entire" meaning everything excluding a couple of special cases:
- Ysmault, located in Sector 2814 is off-limits to Green Lanterns.
- Sector 3601, which is uninhabitable by organic life. Beware, Manhunters live here!
- The Unknown Sectors, which are areas in the universe the Guardians decided shouldn't be protected by the Corps.

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