Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Andromeda (And)  ·  Contains:  35 And  ·  Andromeda Galaxy  ·  M 110  ·  M 31  ·  M 32  ·  NGC 205  ·  NGC 221  ·  NGC 224  ·  The star 32 And  ·  The star ν And
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Andromeda Galaxy - M31, Kelvin Hennessy

Andromeda Galaxy - M31

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Andromeda Galaxy - M31, Kelvin Hennessy

Andromeda Galaxy - M31

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Visible to the naked eye under a dark sky, the Andromeda Galaxy  is approximately 2.5 million light-years from Earth and has a diameter of 152,000 light years. It is expected to collide with our own Milky Way Galaxy in 4-5 Billion Years

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Andromeda Galaxy - M31, Kelvin Hennessy