Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Andromeda (And)  ·  Contains:  Andromeda Galaxy  ·  HD3765  ·  HD3969  ·  HD4143  ·  HD4174  ·  HD4322  ·  M 110  ·  M 31  ·  M 32  ·  NGC 205  ·  NGC 206  ·  NGC 221  ·  NGC 224
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The Great Andromeda Galaxy, Brian Boerma
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The Great Andromeda Galaxy

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The Great Andromeda Galaxy

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The Andromeda Galaxy is a barred spiral galaxy and is the nearest major galaxy to the Milky Way. It was originally named the Andromeda Nebula and is cataloged as Messier 31. Distance to Earth: 2.537 million light years

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The Great Andromeda Galaxy, Brian Boerma