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M31 Andromeda Galaxy

M31, Messier 31, NGC 224, NGC224, Andromeda Galaxy

M31 Andromeda Galaxy
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Object type
galaxy
Constellation
And
Right ascension
10.45°
Declination
41.26666667°
Reference frame
Not supplied by the source catalog
Distance
3000000.0001540054 ly
Distance kind
Not supplied by the source catalog
Uncertainty
Not supplied by the source catalog
Apparent magnitude
3.4
Catalog source
deep_sky_catalog
Catalog epoch
Not supplied by the source catalog
Position epoch
Not supplied by the source catalog
Selection caveat
Not supplied by the source catalog
Cosmology
Not supplied by the source catalog

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