Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Andromeda (And)  ·  Contains:  Andromeda Galaxy  ·  M 110  ·  M 31  ·  M 32  ·  NGC 205  ·  NGC 206  ·  NGC 221  ·  NGC 224
Mighty Andromeda Galaxy, rebula_astrophoto
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Mighty Andromeda Galaxy

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Mighty Andromeda Galaxy

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The Andromeda Galaxy, also known as Messier 31, M31, or NGC 224 and originally the Andromeda Nebula, is a barred spiral galaxy approximately 2.5 million light-years from Earth and the nearest major galaxy to the Milky Way.

Distance to Earth: 2.537 million light years

Radius: 110,000 light years

Distance: 2.54 ± 0.11 Mly; (778 ± 33 kpc)

Stars: 1 trillion

Coordinates: RA 0h 42m 44s Dec +41° 16′ 9″

Apparent size (V): 3.167° × 1°

(Source: Wikipedia)

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Mighty Andromeda Galaxy, rebula_astrophoto