Where is the next galaxy?

Answer 1

The nearest large Galaxy is the Andromeda Galaxy or M31 (also Great Andromeda Nebula in old texts)

It is a spiral galaxy, located about 2.5 million years from us.

Unlike most galaxies, the Andromeda Galaxy is getting nearer to us and will eventually in a few billion years time "merge" with the Milky Way.

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Answer 2

The nearest galaxy to the Milky Way is thought to be the Canis Major Dwarf galaxy, approximately 25,000 light years away. There is some controversy about that, however, so the next nearest galaxy is Andromeda, about 2.5 million light years away.

Answer 3

Can't tell, since the Milky Way is between me and everything I can see in all directions.

Another viewpoint: It's fairly obvious that we are at the center of

the Observable Universe.

Assuming the Universe, on the large scale, is the same in all directions, as it seems to be.

Answer 4

In outer space, in every direction, millions, billions, and trillions of light-years away. Or even just one! Our own sun is a star in the Milky Way galaxy, so the closest galaxy is actually surrounding us.

Answer 5

They are all around us in space. Very few of them are visible to the naked eye; most of what we see are stars or star clusters that are part of the Milky Way. But they are everywhere, and many of them are incredibly huge. They are so far away that they need extreme magnification in order to be observed at all.

Answer 6

No matter what direction you look into the sky, there is a galaxy visible. Usually we hardly notice it; from a great distance, a galaxy appears to be a smudged star or nebula. In fact, French comet-hunter Charles Messier made a name for himself with a catalog of all of the "comet-looking" objects that were not actually comets. Many items on the Messier list are galaxies; his M31 object ("M" for Messier, of course, and the 31st not-a-comet item he had discovered) is better known as the Andromeda Galaxy.

Answer 7

That would depend on the speed, of course. Also, what do you consider a "galaxy". The next major galaxy is the Andromeda Galaxy, at a distance of about 2.5 million light-years. This means that, travelling at the speed of light, it would take you 2.5 million years.

That would depend on the speed, of course. Also, what do you consider a "galaxy". The next major galaxy is the Andromeda Galaxy, at a distance of about 2.5 million light-years. This means that, travelling at the speed of light, it would take you 2.5 million years.

That would depend on the speed, of course. Also, what do you consider a "galaxy". The next major galaxy is the Andromeda Galaxy, at a distance of about 2.5 million light-years. This means that, travelling at the speed of light, it would take you 2.5 million years.

That would depend on the speed, of course. Also, what do you consider a "galaxy". The next major galaxy is the Andromeda Galaxy, at a distance of about 2.5 million light-years. This means that, travelling at the speed of light, it would take you 2.5 million years.

Answer 8

That would depend on the speed, of course. Also, what do you consider a "galaxy". The next major galaxy is the Andromeda Galaxy, at a distance of about 2.5 million light-years. This means that, travelling at the speed of light, it would take you 2.5 million years.

Answer 9

Please indicate to which galaxy you are referring. Thanks.

Answer 10

We are in the milky way with over 400 billion stars and a similar number of planets.