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  1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Andromeda_GalaxyAndromeda Galaxy - Wikipedia

    5 days ago · The Andromeda Galaxy is approaching the Milky Way at about 110 kilometres (68 miles) per second. [130] It has been measured approaching relative to the Sun at around 300 km/s (190 mi/s) [1] as the Sun orbits around the center of the galaxy at a speed of approximately 225 km/s (140 mi/s).

  2. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › List_of_nearest_galaxiesList of nearest galaxies - Wikipedia

    Oct 1, 2024 · This is a list of known galaxies within 3.8 megaparsecs (12.4 million light-years) of the Solar System, in ascending order of heliocentric distance, or the distance to the Sun.

  3. science.nasa.gov › night-sky-network › catch-andromeda-risingOctober’s Night Sky Notes: Catch Andromeda Rising!

    Oct 1, 2024 · Distance! It’s outside our galaxy, around 2.5 million light years distant - so far away that the light you see left M31’s stars when our earliest ancestors figured out stone tools. Binoculars show more detail: M31’s bright core stands out, along with a bit of its wispy, saucer-shaped disc.

  4. nightsky.jpl.nasa.gov › news › 416News & Resources | Night Sky Network

    Sep 16, 2024 · Distance! It’s outside our galaxy, around 2.5 million light years distant - so far away that the light you see left M31’s stars when our earliest ancestors figured out stone tools. Binoculars show more detail: M31’s bright core stands out, along with a bit of its wispy, saucer-shaped disc.

  5. www.britannica.com › science › galaxyGalaxy - Extragalactic, Nebulae, Stars | Britannica

    Sep 29, 2024 · Andromeda Galaxy The Andromeda Galaxy, also known as the Andromeda Nebula or M31. It is the closest spiral galaxy to Earth, at a distance of 2.48 million light-years. (more)

  6. spaceplace.nasa.gov › light-year › enWhat Is a Light-Year? | NASA Space Place – NASA Science for Kids

    Sep 27, 2024 · The nearest large galaxy to us, Andromeda, is 2.5 million light-years away. So, we see Andromeda as it was 2.5 million years in the past. The universe is filled with billions of galaxies, all farther away than this.

  7. simbad.u-strasbg.fr › simbad › sim-idAndromeda Galaxy - u-strasbg.fr

    GIN 801. NAME Andromeda. UZC J004244.3+411608. [VV98c] J004245.1+411622. HD 3969. NAME Andromeda Galaxy. XSS J00425+4102. References (12898 between 1850 and 2024) (Total 12898) Simbad bibliographic survey began in 1850 for stars (at least bright stars) and in 1983 for all other objects (outside the solar system).