Andromeda

Also known as And, Andromedae, Andromeda (constellation)

Sternbild des nördlichen Sternenhimmels

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Andromeda is a constellation visible in the night sky of the Northern Hemisphere. It matters because it contains the Andromeda Galaxy, the nearest large galaxy to our own Milky Way and one of the most distant objects visible to the naked eye.

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Instance of: constellation
Part of: Northern celestial hemisphere
Named after: Andromeda
Official name: Andromeda
Area: 722
Shares border with: Triangulum
Image: AndromedaCC.jpg

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described by source: New International Encyclopedia
Commons gallery: Andromeda (constellation)
Commons category: Andromeda (constellation)
topic's main category: Category:Andromeda (constellation)
short name: And
topic has template: Template:Andromeda (constellation)
different from: Andromeda
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Andromeda (von griechisch Ἀνδρομέδα Androméda) ist ein Sternbild des nördlichen Sternenhimmels. Sie ist eines der bekannteren Sternbilder, denn sie enthält mit M 31, dem der Milchstraße ähnlichen großen Andromedanebel, die nächstgelegene Spiralgalaxie.

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