Triangulum Galaxy

Triangulum Galaxy
A relatively nearby spiral galaxy in the Local Group, together with the Milky Way galaxy. It is at a distance of approximately 2.6 million light years from Earth, in the direction of the constellation Triangulum.

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  • Pinwheel Galaxy — For other uses, see Pinwheel Galaxy (disambiguation). Pinwheel Galaxy Observation data (J2000 epoch) Constellation …   Wikipedia

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