Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Andromeda (And)  ·  Contains:  32 And  ·  35 nu. And  ·  Andromeda Galaxy  ·  M 110  ·  M 31  ·  M 32  ·  NGC 205  ·  NGC 206  ·  NGC 221  ·  NGC 224  ·  The star 32And  ·  The star νAnd
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Andromeda Galaxy (M31)

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Andromeda Galaxy (M31)

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Andromeda is a bared spiral galaxy about 2.5 million light years from Earth, and about 200,000 light years in diameter (about twice the size of the Milky Way). It is estimated that in 4 billion years, the Andromeda Galaxy will collide with out own Milky Way Galaxy.

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Andromeda Galaxy (M31), spaceartic