Would it be possible to locate the Milky Way from a distant galaxy?

Given Earth's current level of technology, space- and ground- based astronomical tools, etc., to what extent would it be possible to locate the Milky Way from a somewhat distant galaxy, say, in another nearby supercluster?

I know we have a reasonable mapping of our Local Group of galaxies, the Laniakea Supercluster and the rough large scale structure of the universe. But would it be possible for a group of people using current technology to locate themselves in the universe over the course of ~100 years and to locate the Milky Way specifically? Or would it be more likely they would have no idea where in the universe they found themselves and would not be likely to find out for a very long time?

posted over 9 years ago

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