Galaxies · Spiral galaxy
Triangulum Galaxy
2.73 million light-years · Light crosses it in 61,100 years
- Across
- 61,100 light-years
- Vs Earth
- 0.61× Milky Way
- Mass
- 50.0 billion Suns
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About
The Triangulum Galaxy is the third-largest member of the Local Group, after Andromeda and the Milky Way. It is a loose, open spiral full of bright star-forming regions.
The third-largest galaxy of the Local Group and one of the most distant things visible to the eye.
At a glance
| Distance | 2.73 million light-years |
|---|---|
| Size | About 61,000 light-years |
| Stars | About 40 billion |
| Also known as | M33 |
Did you know
- From a very dark site it is one of the most distant things visible to the naked eye.
- It may be a satellite of Andromeda.
- It has no bulge at its centre and only a small black hole, if any.
Simulations
- The Milky Way meets Andromeda — How our galaxy and its giant neighbour may merge into one, over billions of years
Real photo
- The sharpest view ever of the Triangulum Galaxy, Hubble 2019 — NASA, ESA, and M. Durbin, J. Dalcanton, and B. F. Williams (University of Washington) (CC BY 4.0) · source