Andromeda Galaxy

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Andromeda is a spiral galaxy approximately 2.5 million light-years away from Earth. The largest of our nearest galactic neighbors, its disk is about 260,000 light-years in diameter. The disc of the Milky Way galaxy, our own, is considerably smaller, approximately 100,000 light years across.[1]

  1. ↑ Andromeda NASA
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