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Estimated at about 2.5 million light-years.
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The distance between the Milky way and Andromeda galaxies is about how many times their sizes?
Andromeda and the Milky Way are approximately 2.5 million lightyears apart, and are constantly nearing each other. The Milky Way measures about 100,000 lightyears across, and Andromeda is roughly 220,000 lightyears.
Where is Andromeda gallaxy?
Our galaxy is the Milky way. Andromeda is the nearest galaxy to our milky way.
How does the Andromeda galaxy compare with the Milky Way?
The Andromeda is a spiral galaxy with almost twice as many stars as there are in the Milky Way. Difficult to be certain, since we're INSIDE the Milky Way and cannot see all of it, and we can't be sure exactly how far away Andromeda is. However, we believe that Andromeda and the Milky Way are probably fairly similar, with Andromeda being slightly larger.
How is Andromeda and the Milky Way the same?
They are pretty similiar mass, Milky Way maybe has more mass, but the Milky Way indeed beats it in size. Milky Way is 258,000ly in diameter. Andromeda is 220,000 ly, Andromeda and the Milky Way are like twins.
Is the Andromeda constellation found in the Milky Way?
Yes. All constellations are in the Milky Way. Note that the Andromeda constellation is not to be confused with the Andromeda Galaxy.
Is Andromeda in the milky way?
no. Andromeda is our nearest milky way's neighbor galaxy. so Andromeda is not locate in the milky way. the distance between these 2 galaxies are roughly 2.5 millions light years.
What is the distance across the Milky Way?
100,000 lightyears.
How many light years from the milky galaxy and the Andromeda galaxy?
The Andromeda Galaxy is at a distance of about 2.5 million light-years from Earth; or from the Milky Way.
When will Milky Way and Andromeda colide?
it is predicted that Andromeda and the Milky Way will collide within the next 5 billion years.
How are the shapes of the milky way and the Andromeda galaxy related?
Both the Milky Way and the Andromeda galaxies are flat spirals in shape.
What is the neighbor of Milky Way?
Andromeda
How are the shapes of the Milky Way Galaxy and the Andromeda Galaxy related?
Both the Milky Way and the Andromeda galaxies are flat spirals in shape.
