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Andromeda Galaxy

Andromeda Galaxy is the nearest galaxy to Milky Way Galaxy. Although no traces of life have been found, most of the stars and planets known to us are found here.

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What is in the center of the Andromeda galaxy?

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The Andromeda's galactic nucleus is a black hole weighing about 3-5 x 10^7 Solar masses, surrounded by a dense cluster of stars. The structure there seems to hint it has a double nucleus.

Can the Andromeda galaxy have more gravity than the milky way?

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They are both spiral galaxies, except the Milky Way is a barred spiral and the Andromeda is a typical spiral galaxy. The Andromeda has at least twice as many stars as the Milky Way, and it has more mass. The galaxies are going to merge in 4 billion years, and now they are about 2 million light years apart.

Are there other planets Andromeda galaxy?

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We expect the Andromeda galaxy to be just like our own Milky Way galaxy.

We can see stars (suns) in the Andromeda Galaxy and just as stars have planets orbiting them in our galaxy, we believe that there must be planets also orbiting stars in the Andromeda galaxy.

How many moons Andromeda galaxy have?

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It is not known. The Andromeda Galaxy contains about a trillion stars, many of which certainly have planets, though we don't know how many. Many of the planets likely have moons. All told, there are likely several hundred billion to several trillion moons in the Andromeda Galaxy.

Does the Andromeda galaxy have a sun?

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The Andromeda Galaxy does not orbit a sun as a planet does; it is an immense cloud consisting of as many as 1 trillion stars, each of which can be considered a sun.

When was The Andromeda Galaxy created?

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The Andromeda Galaxy was created in 1992.

When did A for Andromeda end?

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A for Andromeda ended on 1961-11-14.

When was Farewell Andromeda created?

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Farewell Andromeda was created in 1973-06.

Why can't you be certain that the Andromeda galaxy exists today?

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The basic premise is that the Andromeda Galaxy is 2.5 million light years away, so light from it takes 2.5 million years to reach it. Therefore we see it not as it is now but as it was 2.5 million years ago. The idea that it might no longer exist is rather absurd. A few million years may seem long to us but it is a very short time in terms of how galaxies evolve. It is in all likelihood impossible for a galaxy to experience any significant change in such a relatively short period of time.

How far away is earth from the Andromeda galaxy in kilometers in scientific notation?

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The Great Galaxy in Andromeda (also known as the Andromeda Galaxy or M31) is about 2.5 million light years from Earth. When we look at this galaxy today, we see light that has been traveling through space for 2.5 million years; i.e. when we look at the Andromeda Galaxy, we are seeing it as it was about 2.5 million years ago! Think about this, we are looking back in time.

1 light year is the distance that light travels in 1 year. Speed of light is 300,000 kilometers/second, find the distance that light travels from the Andromeda Galaxy to Earth in kilometers and express it in scientific notation.

Is Andromeda galaxy bigger than a galaxy cluster?

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A galaxy cluster consists of several galaxy groups, each of which in turn contains several galaxies. So no; a galaxy cluster is MUCH bigger than any individual galaxy.

Does the Andromeda galaxy rotate?

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Yes, it does, the rotation period can be calculated using 21cm radio waves and the Doppler principle.

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All galaxies rotate as do all planets around stars and just about everything else.

It is the centripetal force of rotation that prevents objects from falling together due to the attractive force of gravity.

If an isolated mass of stars or dust or gas were assembled in space and the contents had no rotational motion, the whole mass would begin to accelerate towards its own center due to gravity. So, while such clumps of matter can exist, they have all presumably condensed into planets or star or black holes.

What rocket will take you to Andromeda Galaxy?

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None of them made today.

How will the earth look like 200 million years from now?

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It won't be here ! Scientists estimate our sun has about 6,000 years left until it balloons into a red-giant, before exploding into a supernova - which will wipe out all but the outer-most planets. Additionally, the galaxy Andromeda is on a collision course with our Milky Way. This collision will all-but destroy all traces of our solar system.

How many kilometers is it from Earth to the Andromeda Galaxy?

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That would be an immense number. Light, itself, takes about 2.54 million years to go from Andromeda to Earth. (Or vice-versa).

The number of kilometers is about 23 quintillion.