Stellar stream round Andromeda
NGC 147 Stream (north)
Tidal tails of NGC 147 — placed at NGC 147's distance.
Measured
- Distance
- about 2.27 million light-years
How far, from the Sun
About 2.27 million light-years. To cross it:
- Light2.27 million years
- Voyager 1's speed40.3 billion years
- Driving at 100 km/h24.5 trillion years
Voyager 1 at the speed it moved outward over the year to 2026-10-25 (JPL Horizons). Driving: nonstop, never refuelling.
Where this comes from
- McConnachie et al. 2018, ApJ 868, 55, Fig. 12 (outline, approximate)
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