Well, I just read an article about a galaxy with two black holes, and it stated that the galaxy is 1 billion light-years away. Why is there no direction given? If the Big Bang happened, and things are moving away from each other, we can still have at least two directions - away from the center, and to it. Is that a right way to think about space and our drift in space?
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$\begingroup$ Since the phrasing of your question also suggests a certain misunderstanding, you might find these useful: What is in the center of the universe? and Do we know the exact spot where big bang took place?. $\endgroup$– Stan LiouCommented Jan 7, 2016 at 4:02
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The galaxy's catalog name, SDSS J1126+2944, also gives its direction. This means the galaxy is at approximately 11h26m right ascension and 29 degrees 44 minutes north declination.
The "full name" of the galaxy, given here:
http://www.sci-news.com/astronomy/pair-black-holes-distant-galaxy-03546.html
is "SDSS J112659.54+294442.8", which gives its position even more precisely. A finder chart is here:
http://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/sim-id?Ident=SDSS+J112659.54%2B294442.8