Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Andromeda (And)  ·  Contains:  Great Nebula in Andromeda  ·  M 110  ·  M 31  ·  M 32  ·  NGC 205  ·  NGC 221  ·  NGC 224  ·  The star 32And
Andromeda Galaxy M31 (NGC 224), Boris Fedorov
Andromeda Galaxy M31 (NGC 224)
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Andromeda Galaxy M31 (NGC 224)

Andromeda Galaxy M31 (NGC 224), Boris Fedorov
Andromeda Galaxy M31 (NGC 224)
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Andromeda Galaxy M31 (NGC 224)

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Our neighbor galaxy lies 2.5 million light years away, With diameter 200,000 light years, its angular size is 6 times the diameter of the full Moon. Andromeda is moving directly toward our galaxy. They will merge to form a giant elliptical galaxy beginning about 4 billion years from now.

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Andromeda Galaxy M31 (NGC 224), Boris Fedorov