M 31 (Monty Chandler)

Celestial hemisphere: Northern · Constellation: Andromeda (And) · Contains: 35 And · 35 nu. And · Andromeda Galaxy · HD3431 · HD3765 · HD3969 · HD4143 · HD4174 · HD4322 · HD4501 · HD4669 · M 110 · M 31 · M 32 · NGC 205 · NGC 206 · NGC 221 · NGC 224 · The star ν And

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M31 - Andromeda

The Andromeda Galaxy is one of the most distant objects that can be seen with the naked eye. The galaxy is commonly located in the sky in reference to the constellations Cassiopeia and Pegasus.

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 (770 kiloparsecs) from Earth and the nearest major galaxy to the Milky Way. The galaxy's name stems from the area of Earth's sky in which it appears, the constellation of Andromeda, which itself is named after the Ethiopian (or Phoenician) princess who was the wife of Perseus in Greek mythology.

Andromeda is best seen during autumn nights in the Northern Hemisphere when it passes high overhead, reaching its highest point around midnight in October, and two hours later each successive month.

In early evening, it rises in the east in September and sets in the west in February. From the Southern Hemisphere the Andromeda Galaxy is visible between October and December, best viewed from as far north as possible. Binoculars can reveal some larger structures of the galaxy and its two brightest satellite galaxies, M32 and M110.

An amateur telescope can reveal Andromeda's disk, some of its brightest globular clusters, dark dust lanes and the large star cloud NGC 206.

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	Image of the day	Top pick	Top pick nominations	Total submitted
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Professional, scientific grade data
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RA (center)	00h42m40s.46
RA (top/left)	00h37m06s.79
RA (top/right)	00h51m38s.62
RA (bottom/right)	00h48m29s.90
RA (bottom/left)	00h33m36s.27

Dec (center)	+41°17′33″.1
Dec (top/left)	+39°54′16″.7
Dec (top/right)	+40°50′47″.4
Dec (bottom/right)	+42°39′44″.6
Dec (bottom/left)	+41°41′32″.7

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