Andromeda Galaxy
Dreyer's description: !!! eeB, eL, vmE (Andromeda); = M31
Cross Identifications: GC 116, h 50. (LG) Andromeda Galaxy, And A; Al Sufi, Ha 3.3, Bode 3, Flamsteed 58, Hevelius 32; BD +40 148; UGC 454.
Right Ascension: | 0 : 42.7 (hours : minutes) |
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Declination: | +41 : 16 (degrees : minutes) |
Distance: | 2900 (* 1,000 light years) |
Apparent Magnitude: | 3.5 |
Apparent Diameter: | 178. (arc minutes) |
NGC Home NGC 223 | NGC 225 M30 | M32
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