The area around the Andromeda Galaxy (ground-based image)
This image from the Digitized Sky Survey shows the area around the Andromeda galaxy — otherwise known as M31.
Credit:About the Image
| Id: | heic1502b |
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| Type: | Observation |
| Release date: | 5 January 2015, 23:15 |
| Related releases: | heic1502 |
| Size: | 21299 x 13775 px |
About the Object
| Name: | Andromeda Galaxy, M 31, Messier 31 |
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| Type: | Local Universe : Galaxy : Type : Spiral |
| Distance: | 2 million light years |
| Constellation: | Andromeda |
| Category: | Galaxies |
Image Formats
Coordinates
| Position (RA): | 0 43 0.54 |
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| Position (Dec): | 41° 15' 39.13" |
| Field of view: | 362.00 x 234.12 arcminutes |
| Orientation: | North is 1.9° left of vertical |
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