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M31 is the Andromeda galaxy.
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Which is the nearest spiral galaxy to your Milky Way?
I believe that would be M31.
Which is the nearest galaxy to your milky way galaxy?
I believe that would be M31.
What are some galaxies discovered other than the Milky Way?
andromeda(m31) Lmc Smc.
What two galaxies can be seen from eath without a telescoope?
Our Galaxy - The Milky Way and M31 Great Andromeda Galaxy
What is one galaxy you can see with out a telesocpe other then the milky way?
The Andromeda galaxy (M31), the Large Magellanic Cloud, the Small Magellanic Cloud.
What are some of the names of the known galaxies?
Milky Way, M31 (the Andromeda Galaxy), the Triangulum Galaxy, the Large Magellanic Cloud, the Small Magellanic Cloud, ...
The Milky Way is the smallest galaxy in the Local Group?
No, in fact it is the second-largest galaxy, after M31. Most of the other members of the Local Group are dwarf galaxies.
Are galaxies stationary or randomly moving?
The move around. For example: M31 is moving towards us, and is expected to collide with our galaxy, the Milky Way, in 3 or 4 billion years.
What term describes the milky way galaxy?
A barred spiral galaxy (SBc classification). It is like a spiral galaxy but has a bar structure near the centre.
Is the Milky Way bigger than nearby galaxys?
The nearest spiral galaxy to us is called Andromeda. It's also known as M31, and is believed to contain upwards of one trillion stars. That makes it about twice the size of the Milky Way. The nearest galaxy of any type is an irregular dwarf galaxy called the Canis Major Dwarf Galaxy. It is smaller, and is believed to be in the process of being absorbed into the Milky Way.
Closet galaxy to the milky way galaxy?
The nearest known is the very small Canis Major Dwarf Galaxy at 25,000 light years, a 'satellite' galaxy that orbits the Milky Way. This was only discovered in 2003, so there may be an unknown small galaxy closer. If you want the closest galaxy that is not a Milky Way satellite, that seems to be NGC 185 at just over 2 million light years, though this is in turn a satellite of the Andromeda Galaxy (M31). Finally, M31 is the nearest galaxy that is anything like the Milky Way, a large spiral with its own satellites. It's about 2.5 million light years away.
How large is the Andromeda Galaxy?
M31 diameter is 220,000ly, Milky Way diameter is 258,000ly, according to newest observations, we are almost 2x more massive
