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The Milky Way is the galaxy in which our solar system is located; you are inside the Milky Way; it's all around you. The Andromeda galaxy is the nearest galaxy to the Milky Way. The Milky Way is closer to us because we live inside of it.
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Which galaxy is the nearest to the milkyway?
The nearest and the largest galaxy to the Milkyway is the "Andromeda Galaxy."
What was the first galaxy outside the milkyway to be reconizged as a galaxy?
The Andromeda Galaxy.
How far is Andromeda galaxy from the Sun?
About 2.5 million light years from Earth, but since the Earth and Sun are only 8 light minutes apart, there isn't that much of a difference in how far the Andromeda Galaxy is from the Sun or Earth. So the Andromeda Galaxy is about 2.5 million light years from the Sun and Earth.
Is there a sister galaxy to the milkyway galaxy?
The nearest large galaxy to the Milky Way is the Andromeda Galaxy. It is of similar size and is visible in dark skies.
What are other galaxies out there that is closer to ours?
The closest galaxy to the Milky Way is the Andromeda galaxy.
What galaxy does the milkyway rotate around?
The Milky Way galaxy is in a local group of 30 or more galaxies of which M30 or Andromeda and the Milkyway are the most massive and they center to a point somewhere between each other. Each have their own satelite galaxies that rotate with the major spiral dominant galaxy
Are there planets orbiting stars in the Andromeda galaxy?
We could never see them from earth due to the incredible distances involved, bit it's very likely that the Andromeda galaxy harbours many planets in orbit around it's many billions of stars - just like in our own Milkyway galaxy.
Is Andromeda closest to earth?
If you mean the Andromeda galaxy, no, there are two dwarf galaxies that are quite a bit closer - the Magellanic Clouds.
Is Andromeda closer to the milky way then any other planet?
You are mistaken to think that Andromeda is a planet. It is in fact a galaxy located in the night sky in the constellation of Andromeda. The Andromeda Galaxy, also known as Messier 31 is the closest spiral galaxy approximately 2,500,000 light-years away.
What shape is the Andromeda?
Andromeda has a kind of oval/round shape, just like the milkyway.
What is your glaxay?
our galaxy is Milkyway galaxy
What galaxy is solar system in?
Sol drags its' planets and all the rest of its' debris through the Milkyway galaxy.
