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How far apart is the milky way from the Andromeda galaxy?

The current estimate is about 2.5 million light-years.The current estimate is about 2.5 million light-years.The current estimate is about 2.5 million light-years.The current estimate is about 2.5 million light-years.


Is the nearest star 1ly from the solar system?

The nearest star - apart from our Sun is 4.2 light years away


How many light years away in Orion?

The Orion constellation is approximately 1,344 light-years away from Earth. This distance can vary slightly depending on the specific stars or objects within Orion that are being measured.


Explain why objects that are farther away look younger to us than if they were closer to us?

light from any source takes time to reach us, it merely travels so fast that we percieve it as being instant because we tend to be very close to the sources of light we manipulate. when we see light from a galaxy 1000 light years away, we are seeing light that was emitted by that galaxy 1000 years ago, and if this galaxy suddenly disappeared, we wouldn't know about it for 1000 years, until the last of its light arrived and then no more. if you consider this in cosmic terms, were we to study a region of the universe 1 billion light years away, we would be looking at something 1 billion years old, a snapshot of what the universe looked like a billion years ago, a younger universe. probably helps to explain what younger means here: in space the universe is basically the same everywhere, stars in galaxies in clusters, but in time the composition has changed as chemical and nuclear reactions have altered the various quantities of different substances. so we see a galaxy a billion light years away, its composition will be of an earlier order than the composition of a nearer galaxy. As the universe expands galaxies move farther apart, the light more faint.


How far away are the farthest objects we can observe?

The farthest objects we can observe are galaxies that are around 13.8 billion light-years away. This distance is governed by the age of the universe, as light from these objects has taken the entire history of the universe to reach us.

Related Questions

What two objects in space are most likely 4 light years apart?

Two stars in a binary star system are most likely 4 light years apart. Binary star systems are common in the universe and consist of two stars that orbit around a common center of mass.


What is a term refers to how far apart two objects or places are located?

The term that refers to how far apart two objects or places are located is distance. Distance can be measured in various units such as meters, kilometers, miles, or light-years.


What pairs of objects are the farthest apart?

The pair of objects that are the farthest apart in the universe are galaxies. Galaxies are clusters of billions of stars and are separated by vast distances in the universe. The observable universe is about 93 billion light-years in diameter, so galaxies within it can be incredibly far apart.


How far apart are galaxy's?

Millions of light-years apart.


How many light years between Alkaid and Merak stars of the big dipper?

They are about 25.6 light years apart in the earths sky.


What is One Trillion Light Years away from Earth?

One trillion light years away from Earth would be an extremely distant region in the Universe, likely beyond the observable Universe. The vastness of such a distance makes it difficult to comprehend, but it would likely be in a remote part of space where galaxies and other cosmic structures are spread far apart.


What is the distances away to objects within your galaxy?

Anywhere between zero and about 70,000 light-years. Our galaxy has a diameter of about 100,000 light-years, we are about 30,000 light-years from the center, so the most distance object is about 70,000 light-years away.


The Milky Way is 100000 light years wide If there are 2500 planets in the MW how far apart are they roughly if evenly spaced?

If all planets are evenly spaced and there are 2,500 planets, they would be about 40 light years apart in the Milky Way.


How are celestial objects measured in the terms of their size?

Usually in kilometers. Larger objects, such as galaxies, may be measured in light-years, or in parsec.


How far apart is the milky way from the Andromeda galaxy?

The current estimate is about 2.5 million light-years.The current estimate is about 2.5 million light-years.The current estimate is about 2.5 million light-years.The current estimate is about 2.5 million light-years.


Are all of the stars in a constellation close together?

False, they are not...some of them can be many, many light years apart!


The most distant objects seen in the universe are how far from us?

13 billion light years (rounded)