Andromeda Galaxy
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A barred spiral galaxy and the nearest major galaxy to the Milky Way.
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Andromeda Galaxy
- Galaxies
The Andromeda Galaxy is a barred spiral galaxy, cataloged as Messier 31, M31, and NGC 224. It is the nearest major galaxy to the Milky Way and the largest Local Group member by extension. About 2.5 million light-years from Earth, it is visible to the naked eye on moonless nights. The Milky Way and Andromeda have about a 50% chance of colliding within the next 10 billion years.
- Catalog designations
- Messier 31, M31, and NGC 224
- Distance from Earth
- Approximately 765 kpc (2.5 million light-years)
- Galaxy type
- Barred spiral galaxy
Sources and credits
Sources and credits
- Article
- Andromeda Galaxy (English Wikipedia)
- Wikidata
- Q2469
- Text
- Card text is adapted from the English Wikipedia article by an automated summary. Wikipedia content is available under CC BY-SA 4.0; see the article history for its contributors. CC BY-SA 4.0 · Article history and contributors
- Illustration
- By Brody Wesner. CC0 · File page on Wikimedia CommonsBrody Wesner, Own workModifications: Resized and converted to WebP
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