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Andromeda Galaxy

Andromeda Galaxy is the nearest galaxy to Milky Way Galaxy. Although no traces of life have been found, most of the stars and planets known to us are found here.

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What is at the center of the andromeda galaxy?

At the center of the Andromeda Galaxy is a supermassive black hole known as "Andromeda Galaxy's Center" or M31*. This black hole has a mass equivalent to around 140 million suns and plays a crucial role in shaping the dynamics of the galaxy itself.

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

even at th speed of light it 2,000,000 (2 million) years away!!!!!!!!!!!

How many light years away is the Andromeda galaxy?

The Andromeda galaxy is approximately 2.537 million light-years away from Earth.

How many miles across is the Andromeda Galaxy?

The Andromeda Galaxy is approximately 220,000 light-years in diameter, which is equivalent to about 1,294,833,160,000,000 miles.

The distance to the Andromeda Galaxy has been measured by several methods and is about 2.4 million light years When we look at the Andromeda Galaxy how long ago was the galaxy in the form that we are?

Since the Andromeda Galaxy is about 2.4 million light years away, when we observe it, we are seeing it as it was 2.4 million years ago. This is because the light we see from the galaxy today has taken approximately 2.4 million years to travel from the galaxy to Earth.

How many planets does Andromeda galaxy have?

At present there are 350 extrasolar planets. Most are contained in the Milky Way galaxy. They are primarily "gas giant" planets, but if our solar system is typical (the Law of Mediocrity would lead us to believe it is) there should be many more rocky planets like ours.

The extrasolar planets discovered in our neighbouring galaxy, Andromeda, are: * Upsilon Andromeda b (AKA: HD69830 b)

* Upsilon Andromeda c (AKA: HD69830 c) * Upsilon Andromeda d (AKA: HD69830 d) * HD 8673 b

Again, if our galaxy is normal, then Andromeda would have planets around 10% of it's sun-like (G type) stars

Aside: The "Law of Mediocrity" states that you're nothing special. If you can do it, likely a lot of people can.

Update 2009: Newest extra solar planets are Gliese 581 (the closest in size to Earth, only 1.9 times larger) and Gliese 581 (even larger), but it's sitting square in the habitable zone, where liquid water would be possible. Both Gliese 581 d and Gliese 581 e are located in constellation Libra and orbit around Gliese 581.

What is the temperature of the Andromeda galaxy?

The Andromeda galaxy is a vast collection of stars, so it doesn't have a single, uniform temperature. However, the gas and dust within the galaxy have temperatures typically ranging from a few degrees above absolute zero to hundreds of degrees Kelvin.

What shape is the Andromeda galaxy?

The Andromeda Galaxy is spiral shaped, much like our own Milky Way Galaxy.

See related link for a pictorial.

Why do photographs of the Andromeda galaxy show it as it was 2.4 million years ago?

The Andromeda galaxy is about 2.4 million light years away, meaning that light from it takes 2.4 million light years to reach us, so the light we see from it now was emitted 2.4 million years ago.

How can distance to the Andromeda galaxy be measured?

The distance to the Andromeda galaxy can be measured using various methods, such as parallax measurements, standard candles (e.g., Cepheid variables), and redshift. These methods help astronomers determine the distance of Andromeda from Earth with good accuracy.

If we could see unaided the entire disk of the Andromeda Galaxy with the same brightness as its center would the moon be large enough to totally eclipse it?

No.

The dimensions of the Andromeda Galaxy are about 190 minutes x 60 minutes (3 degrees+10 minutes x 1 degree) , which is far larger than the Moon's apparent size of 30 minutes (1/2 degree)

How many earth years will it take to reach Andromeda galaxy?

Just like any other trip, how long it takes you to get there depends on
how fast you travel.

Here are the times you should plan on, for a few different choices, to the
Andromeda galaxy:
-- Walking, 3 miles per hour . . . . . . . . . . 558,846 billion years
-- Driving, 70 miles per hour. . . . . . . . . . . 23,950 billion years
-- Passenger airline, 500 miles per hour . . . . 3,353 billion years
-- Speed of a radio wave or light wave . . . . . . . 21/2 million years.
Apparently, the speed of a radio wave or light wave is the only practical choice,
since the whole universe is less than 20 billion years old.

How long would it take to get to Andromeda Galaxy at the speed of light?

Light would reach it in 2.2 million years, but according to Einstein's relativity, a spaceship can only get close to the speed of light , but never reach it. At that sort of speed, due to time dilation , a spaceship would get there almost instantly, but it would take an almost infinite amount of energy.

So a spaceship very very close to the speed of light could reach it in minutes, whereas on Earth 2.2 million years would have passed.

Not only does time slow down, but mass increases and length contracts at relativistic velocities. So as an object approaches the speed of light, its mass becomes greater and greater, until eventually it begins pushing up towards the mass of a star. The amount of energy needed to push the mass higher becomes correspondingly greater. Another effect, however, is that as you approach the speed of light, your own escape velocity increases. Before you reach the speed of light you enter your own Schwarzchild radius, effectively pinching off from the rest of the universe as a black hole. So you can't even theoretically get "infinitely close" to the speed of light. There are limiting factors precluding it.

Are there planets in the Andromeda Galaxy?

It is extremely likely, but we cannot yet find planets from that far away. All the planets we have found to date are in our own galaxy. The Andromeda galaxy is 2.5 million light years away whereas our galaxy is about 100,000 light years across.

What size is the Andromeda galaxy?

The Andromeda galaxy is approximately 220,000 light-years in diameter, making it significantly larger than our Milky Way galaxy. It contains around 1 trillion stars and is located about 2.5 million light-years away from Earth.

What is closest distance to the earth the sun Andromeda galaxy or Neptune?

The closest distance to Earth is the Sun, which is about 93 million miles away. The Andromeda galaxy is about 2.537 million light years away from the Earth, while Neptune, the farthest planet in our solar system, is about 2.7 billion miles away.

Is the Andromeda Galaxy part of the solar system?

The Andromeda Galaxy is a separate galaxy, about 120,000 light years across, containing trillions of stars - possibly many with planets.

Our Solar System is a single star with 8 planets and at best measures 2 light years.

How long would it take to get to the Andromeda Galaxy traveling at 100000 miles per second?

100,000 miles per second = 360,000,000 miles per hour

Andromeda Galaxy is 2.5 million light years away

Which is 14,699,563,432,959,025,000 miles

Which is 408,237,797,313.775 hours

Which is 1,700,991,138.073 days

Which is 4,660,249.6933 years

Take lots of snacks!!!!

And that's what the answer is.

What is the Andromeda galaxy?

The Andromeda Galaxy (also known as M31 and NGC 224) is a spiral galaxy 2.5 million light-years (0.77 megaparsecs) from Earth in the Andromeda constellation, and is 150,000 light-years (1.5 times larger than the Milky Way) in diameter, and contains 150 billion stars (150 percent of the Milky Way's stars). It emitted its light 2.5 million years ago, when the universe was nearly 14,000 million years old.

Is th Andromeda galaxy home of your solar system?

We are located in a galaxy known as the Milky Way. It doesn't seem likely that our Solar System originated in a far-away galaxy like the Andromeda Galaxy.

How many planets are in the Andromeda galaxy?

Astronomer's have not been able to count all the planets in the Andromeda Galaxy. The Andromeda Galaxy is home to one-trillion stars. The Andromeda Galaxy is expected to collide with the Milky Way in the next 4.5-billion years.

How far is the Andromeda?

Andromeda Galaxy is 2.52±0.14 million light-years from Earth.

How did Edwin Hubble determine that the Great Galaxy in Andromeda is located beyond our galaxy?

That became clear once the telescopes were powerful enough to distinguish individual stars in the galaxies. Before that, they were seen only as "nebulae" (cloud-like objects), and it wasn't clear whether M31 (for example) was part of our own galaxy. M31 is also known as the Andromeda Galaxy.

Is the Andromeda galaxy visible in the night sky?

Yes, the Andromeda galaxy is visible to the naked eye from a dark location. It appears as a faint, smudged patch in the sky and is best observed in the fall or winter months in the northern hemisphere. Using binoculars or a telescope can enhance the view of the galaxy.

Can the Andromeda galaxy have more gravity than the milky way?

They are both spiral galaxies, except the Milky Way is a barred spiral and the Andromeda is a typical spiral galaxy. The Andromeda has at least twice as many stars as the Milky Way, and it has more mass. The galaxies are going to merge in 4 billion years, and now they are about 2 million light years apart.