Andromeda Galaxy (M31) wide-field image
Image of M31 taken with a 12.5-inch Ritchey-Chrétien telescope by amateur astronomer Robert Gendler.
Credit:÷ 2002 R. Gendler, Photo by R. Gendler
About the Image
| Id: | heic0512d |
| Type: | Observation |
| Release date: | 20 September 2005, 19:00 |
| Related releases: | heic0512 |
| Size: | 1955 x 2700 px |
About the Object
| Name: | Andromeda Galaxy, IRAS 00400+4059, M 31, Messier 31, NGC 224 |
| Type: | Local Universe : Galaxy : Type : Spiral |
| Distance: | 2 million light years |
| Constellation: | Andromeda |
| Category: | Galaxies |
Coordinates
| Position (RA): | 0 42 30.04 |
| Position (Dec): | 41° 19' 35.65" |
| Field of view: | 101.92 x 140.76 arcminutes |
| Orientation: | North is 180.4° right of vertical |
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