Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Andromeda (And)  ·  Contains:  Andromeda galaxy  ·  Great Nebula in Andromeda  ·  M 110  ·  M 31  ·  M 32  ·  NGC 205  ·  NGC 206  ·  NGC 221  ·  NGC 224
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Andromeda Galaxy (M31), Gabriel Cardona
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Andromeda Galaxy (M31)

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Andromeda Galaxy (M31)

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The Andromeda Galaxy is the closest non-dwarf galaxy to our Milky Way. It is 2.5 million light years away and is about 220,000 light years across.

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Andromeda Galaxy (M31), Gabriel Cardona