Andromeda's satellite galaxy
M32
M32 goes round Andromeda, about 21,000 light-years from its centre.
Measured
- Distance
- about 2.49 million light-years
How far, from the Sun
About 2.49 million light-years. To cross it:
- Light2.49 million years
- Voyager 1's speed44.2 billion years
- Driving at 100 km/h26.9 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 310 million Suns.
- Placed at its measured distance.
Where this comes from
- Savino et al. 2022, ApJ 938, 101; McConnachie et al. 2018, ApJ 868, 55
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