Andromeda Galaxy

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Andromeda Galaxy Spiral galaxy 2.2 million light-years away in the constellation Andromeda, the most distant object visible to the naked eye. The Andromeda Galaxy has a mass of more than 300,000 million Suns. Its diameter is c.150,000 light-years, somewhat larger than our own Galaxy.

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