Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Andromeda (And)  ·  Contains:  Andromeda Galaxy  ·  M 110  ·  M 31  ·  M 32  ·  NGC 205  ·  NGC 206  ·  NGC 221  ·  NGC 224
M31 / NGC 224 Andromeda Galaxy, Ron Bokleman
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M31 / NGC 224 Andromeda Galaxy

M31 / NGC 224 Andromeda Galaxy, Ron Bokleman
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M31 / NGC 224 Andromeda Galaxy

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Messier 31 (M31), better known as the Andromeda Galaxy, is a large spiral galaxy located in the constellation Andromeda. At a distance of 2.54 million light years from Earth, M31 is the nearest major galaxy to our own and is on a collision course with our home galaxy, the Milky Way. The Andromeda Galaxy has an apparent magnitude of 3.44. Its designation in the New General Catalogue is NGC 224.

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M31 / NGC 224 Andromeda Galaxy, Ron Bokleman

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