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Andromeda's satellite galaxy

Andromeda II

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Andromeda II goes round Andromeda, about 600,000 light-years from its centre.

Measured

Distance
about 2.07 million light-years

How far, from the Sun

About 2.07 million light-years. To cross it:

  • Light2.07 million years
  • Voyager 1's speed36.8 billion years
  • Driving at 100 km/h22.4 trillion years

Voyager 1 at the speed it moved outward over the year to 2026-10-25 (JPL Horizons). Driving: nonstop, never refuelling.

Facts

  • Shines like about 9.4 million Suns.
  • Placed at its measured distance.

Where this comes from

  • McConnachie et al. 2018, ApJ 868, 55, Table 3 (CDS J/ApJ/868/55)

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