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Messier 31, or the Andromeda Galaxy, is the nearest spiral galaxy to our Milky Way. The distance is 2.5 million light-years and contains about one trillion stars (2 to 3 times more stars then our Milky Way).
Name and aliases | M 31, HD 3969, NGC 224, UGC 454 |
Common names | Andromeda, Andromeda Galaxy, And Nebula, Andromeda Nebula |
Type | Active Galaxy Nucleus |
Coordinates | 00:42:44.32 +41:16:07.5 |
Radial velocity | -300.0 km/s |
Link | Simbad |
Link | HyperLeda |
Messier 31, Andromeda Galaxy