Because it is located in the Andromeda Constellation.
Andromeda was not a Greek goddess, she was the wife of Perseus and the only mother of his children. The galaxy was named for her because it's placement in the constellation named for her.
Andromeda Galaxy
Andromeda is named for the wife of the Greek hero Perseus.
Because the Andromeda Galaxy or M31 is a major galaxy and is found in the constellation Andromeda.
Because it is located in the Andromeda Constellation.
Andromeda was not a Greek goddess, she was the wife of Perseus and the only mother of his children. The galaxy was named for her because it's placement in the constellation named for her.
Andromeda Galaxy
Andromeda is named for the wife of the Greek hero Perseus.
Because the Andromeda Galaxy or M31 is a major galaxy and is found in the constellation Andromeda.
Yes, Andromeda is a constellation. However, there is also a galaxy 2.2 million light years away from our galaxy named the Andromeda Galaxy - it's named that because you have to look through the constellation of Andromeda to see it.
It gets its name from the area of the sky in which it appears, The constellation of Andromeda, which is named after the mythological princess Andromeda
Greek myth has it that Andromeda already died; the constellation was named/created for her.
It is named for Andromeda, daughter of Cassiopeia, from the Greek myth, who was chained to a rock to be eaten by the sea monster Cetus.
Andromeda
Andromeda
It gets its name from the area of the sky in which it appears, The constellation of Andromeda, which is named after the mythological princess Andromeda