Because it is located in the Andromeda Constellation.
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โ 12y agoBecause the Andromeda Galaxy or M31 is a major galaxy and is found in the constellation Andromeda.
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
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
Because the Andromeda Galaxy or M31 is a major galaxy and is found in the constellation Andromeda.
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
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.
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
well it was named after princes andromda
The Andromeda Galaxy is a spiral galaxy.
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
The Andromeda Galaxy is a spiral galaxy, just like our own galaxy (the Milky Way).The Andromeda Galaxy is a spiral galaxy, just like our own galaxy (the Milky Way).The Andromeda Galaxy is a spiral galaxy, just like our own galaxy (the Milky Way).The Andromeda Galaxy is a spiral galaxy, just like our own galaxy (the Milky Way).
Yes, the Andromeda Galaxy is a spiral.