Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Triangulum (Tri)  ·  Contains:  IC 131  ·  IC 132  ·  IC 133  ·  IC 135  ·  IC 136  ·  IC 137  ·  IC 142  ·  IC 143  ·  M 33  ·  NGC 588  ·  NGC 592  ·  NGC 595  ·  NGC 598  ·  NGC 604  ·  PGC 1916717  ·  PGC 1928851  ·  PGC 3084774  ·  PGC 3084776  ·  PGC 3084777  ·  PGC 3084782  ·  PGC 3089041  ·  PGC 3095531  ·  PGC 5694  ·  PGC 5899  ·  Triangulum Galaxy  ·  Triangulum Pinwheel
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M-33 (NGC-598) Face-on type Sc galaxy in Triangulum, Stargazer66207
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M-33 (NGC-598) Face-on type Sc galaxy in Triangulum

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M-33 (NGC-598) Face-on type Sc galaxy in Triangulum, Stargazer66207
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M-33 (NGC-598) Face-on type Sc galaxy in Triangulum

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M-33 is sometimes referred to as the "Pinwheel Galaxy", although this name also applies to M-101 in Ursa Major. M-33 is our second nearest neighbor galaxy (After M-31), lying at a distance of 3 million light years.

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M-33 (NGC-598) Face-on type Sc galaxy in Triangulum, Stargazer66207