In Greek myth this was done by Athena; she was placed in the northern sky, near Perseus and Cassiopeia; the constellation Andromeda, so known since antiquity, is named after her.
Cassiopeia, along with her husband Cepheus and daughter Andromeda, was placed in the sky as punishment for boasting of her beauty.
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
No, it is not. Andromeda is a contellation and the name of a galaxy visible in the northern night sky on Earth.
Because the Andromeda Galaxy or M31 is a major galaxy and is found in the constellation 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
There are many. See related link for a description of what constellation do border Andromeda.
Andromeda's name comes from the Greek mythological princess Andromeda, who was saved from a sea monster by the hero Perseus and subsequently placed in the heavens as a constellation by the gods.
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.
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The constellations associated with the story of Perseus saving Andromeda from Cetus are Perseus, Andromeda, and Cetus. These constellations are part of Greek mythology and are visible in the night sky.
The Andromeda Galaxy has an apparent magnitude of +3.44
It is placed in the sky because there is not enough room for it on Earth!