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Our Neighbor Andromeda

NASA/JPL-Caltech/UCLA2010-02-17

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The immense Andromeda galaxy, also known as Messier 31, is captured in full in this image from NASA Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer. Andromeda is the closest large galaxy to our Milky Way galaxy, and is located 2.5 million light-years from our sun.

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  • Title: Our Neighbor Andromeda
  • Creator: NASA/JPL-Caltech/UCLA
  • Date Created: 2010-02-17
  • Rights: JPL

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