Possible satellite of Andromeda

Pegasus dwarf irregular

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Pegasus dwarf irregular may go round Andromeda, about 1.5 million light-years from its centre.

Measured

Distance: about 2.95 million light-years

How far, from the Sun

About 2.95 million light-years. To cross it:

Light2.95 million years
Voyager 1's speed52.4 billion years
Driving at 100 km/h31.8 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 6.5 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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