M31, Andromeda Galaxy

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