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Andromeda's satellite galaxy

Pegasus V

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Pegasus V goes round Andromeda, about 790,000 light-years from its centre.

Measured

Distance
about 2.2 million light-years

How far, from the Sun

About 2.2 million light-years. To cross it:

  • Light2.2 million years
  • Voyager 1's speed39.1 billion years
  • Driving at 100 km/h23.8 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 28,000 Suns.
  • Placed at its measured distance.

Where this comes from

  • Collins et al. 2022, MNRAS Letters (doi:10.1093/mnrasl/slac063), Table 1

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