Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Andromeda (And)  ·  Contains:  Andromeda Galaxy  ·  M 110  ·  M 31  ·  M 32  ·  NGC 205  ·  NGC 221  ·  NGC 224
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Andromeda Galaxy - 10/9/2010, AstroPoverty
Andromeda Galaxy - 10/9/2010
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Andromeda Galaxy - 10/9/2010

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Andromeda Galaxy - 10/9/2010

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The Andromeda Galaxy is part of the same "Local Group" of galaxies to which our own Milky Way belongs. This galaxy lies some 2.5 million light years distant. This is the largest galaxy in the local group and is estimated to have over 1 trillion stars (our galaxy contains a mere 300 billion).

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Andromeda Galaxy - 10/9/2010, AstroPoverty