TOP 6 FACTS ABOUT THE ANDROMEDA GALAXY

Fact Number 1-

The Andromeda Galaxy is approaching the Milky Way at approximately 100 to 140 kilometres per second.

Fact Number 2-

While Andromeda is the largest galaxy in the Local Cluster it may not be the most massive. The Milky May is thought to contain more dark matter, which could make it much more massive.

Fact Number 3-

The Andromeda Galaxy has a very crowded double nucleus. Not only does it have a massive star cluster right at its heart, but it also has at least one supermassive black hole hidden at the core.

Fact Number 4-

The Andromeda Galaxy is the most distant object you can spot with the naked eye. You need a good spot away from bright lights in order to see it.

Fact Number 5-

The Andromeda Galaxy has at least two spiral arms, plus a ring of dust that may have come from the smaller galaxy M32. Astronomers think that it may have interacted more closely with Andromeda several hundred million years ago, when M32 plunged through the heart of its larger neighbor.

Fact Number 6-

The Andromeda Galaxy is the most distant object you can spot with the naked eye. You need a good spot away from bright lights in order to see it.

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