Andromeda Galaxy

The Andromeda Galaxy is a barred spiral galaxy and is the nearest major galaxy to the Milky Way. It was originally named the Andromeda Nebula and is cataloged as Messier 31, M31, and NGC 224.

Andromeda has a diameter of about 46.56 kiloparsecs and is approximately 765 kpc from Earth.

Info

• Target loation : Constellation: Andromeda

• Best seeing : Winter months

• Distance : 2.5 million Light years

• My Location : Dorset   England