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Andromeda Galaxy

barred spiral galaxy within the Local Group
Place quasar Q2469

Facts

26 properties

Identity

Instance of
quasar, astronomical radio source, infrared source, astrophysical X-ray source, gamma-ray source, galaxy, star, active galactic nucleus, spiral galaxy[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8]
More facts +25
Part of
Local Group, [TSK2008] 222, M31 Group[12][13][14]
Absolute magnitude
-21.5
Apparent magnitude
0.98 (0.98–4.86, n=6)
Catalog code
M 31, NGC 224, PGC 2557, 2MASX J00424433+4116074, UGC 454, IRAS F00400+4059, IRAS 00400+4059, 2C 56, IRC +40013, RAFGL 104, UZC J004244.3+411608, LEDA 2557, XSS J00425+4102, [DGW65] 4, 2MAXI J0043+412, 3FGL J0042.5+4117, 2FGL J0042.5+4114, 33 And, HD 3969, PLX 124, PLX 124.00, PPM 43228, AG+40 60, BD+40 148, Z 535-17, Z 0040.0+4100[30][31][32][33][34][35][36][37][38][39][40][41][42][43]
Child astronomical body
Messier 110, Messier 32, Triangulum Galaxy, Andromeda II, NGC 185, NGC 147, Andromeda XXI, Andromeda IX, Cassiopeia Dwarf, Pegasus Dwarf Spheroidal Galaxy, Andromeda IV, Andromeda VIII, Andromeda III, Andromeda V, Andromeda I, Andromeda XIX, Andromeda XXII, Andromeda X, Andromeda XII, Andromeda XIII, Andromeda XVIII, Andromeda XXIII, Andromeda XI, Andromeda XIV, Andromeda XX, Andromeda XXIX, Andromeda XV, Andromeda XVI, Andromeda XVII, Andromeda XXIV, Andromeda XXV, Andromeda XXVI, Andromeda XXVII, Andromeda XXVIII, Andromeda XXX, Andromeda XXXI, Andromeda XXXII, Andromeda XXXIII[15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25][26][27][28]
Constellation
Andromeda[9]
Declination
+41.2687500
Declination component of proper motion
-64, -9.0
Different from
Andromeda
Distance from Earth
761 (0.7–797, n=13)
Epoch
J2000.0
Galaxy morphological type
SA(s)b[11]
Has part(s)
S Andromedae[29]
Mass
+800000000000
Named after
Andromeda[10]
On focus list of Wikimedia project
Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4
P14470
Locations/Andromeda_Galaxy
P14541
30XRqS
Parallax
+6.0
Radial velocity
-299 (-358.1–-290, n=7)
Radius
+110000
Redshift
-0 (-0–-0, n=3)
Right ascension
+10.6847083
Right ascension component of proper motion
+76, -3.4
Time of discovery or invention
January 1964
🏷️ Also known as
en Andromeda Nebula en Andromeda en M31 en Andromeda Galaxy en Messier 31 ar المرأة المسلسلة cs Galaxie v Andromedě da Andromedagalaksen de M31 de Großer Andromedanebel de Andromedagalaxie de Messier 31 de Andromedanebel el Μεσιέ 31 el Μ 31 el Γαλαξίας της Ανδρομέδας es Andromeda es galaxia de Andrómeda fa کهکشان زن برزنجیر fi Messier 31
🔖 Identifiers · 49
VIAF cluster ID
239579487, 3275155191930682440003
Library of Congress authority ID
sh85004924
GND ID
4287149-9
OpenAlex ID
C2778039530
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
M31-Andromede-16-09-2023-Hamois.jpg ↗
BBC Things ID
f76cfb0b-7b64-4821-8bed-0df4df681666
BNCF Thesaurus ID
77175
Bashenc.online ID
82157
Bing entity ID
62d689d9-35aa-2d16-5d53-09427f547a1d
Comic Vine ID
4020-58645
Cultureel Woordenboek ID
natuurkunde-scheikunde-en-sterrenkunde/andromedanevel
Elhuyar ZTH ID
135807
Show all 49 identifiers +37
Enciclopedia Galega Universal ID
74440
Encyclopedia of China (Third Edition) ID
65752
Encyclopedia of Modern Ukraine ID
44242
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
place/Andromeda-Galaxy
Encyclopædia Universalis ID
galaxie-d-andromede
FAST ID
1239892
Fandom article ID
space:Andromeda_Galaxy
Freebase ID
/m/0jvb4
Golden ID
Andromeda_Galaxy-89K9W
Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID
galaxia-dandromeda
Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID (former scheme)
0003967
Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID
Andromedagalaksen
Great Russian Encyclopedia Online ID (2017)
1823179
Great Russian Encyclopedia portal ID
tumannost-andromedy-bcd54e
Harper's tag
andromeda-galaxy
Hrvatska enciklopedija ID
68320
JSTOR topic ID (archived)
andromeda-galaxy
KBpedia ID
AndromedaGalaxy
Lex ID
Andromedagalaksen
Microsoft Academic ID (discontinued)
2778039530
NDL Authority ID
01189497
NE.se ID
andromeda
National Library of Israel J9U ID
987007294858305171
New General Catalogue ID
224
Online PWN Encyclopedia ID
3995649
Pixiv Encyclopedia ID
アンドロメダ銀河
Principal Galaxies Catalogue ID
2557
Quora topic ID
Andromeda-Galaxy-3
RationalWiki ID
Andromeda_Galaxy
SIMBAD ID
M 31
ScienceDirect topic ID
physics-and-astronomy/andromeda-galaxy
Startrek.com Database ID
database_article/andromeda-galaxy
Topic's main category
Category:Andromeda Galaxy
Unified Astronomy Thesaurus ID
39
Uppsala General Catalogue ID
454
Vikidia article ID
fr:Andromède_(galaxie)
Yale LUX ID
concept/be2b249e-7df2-47e9-8c68-e25145ca0a5f

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🔗 Connections
Child astronomical body 21
Triangulum Galaxy, Messier 110, Messier 32, Andromeda I, Andromeda II, Andromeda III, Pegasus Dwarf Spheroidal Galaxy, Andromeda IV +13 more
← Parent astronomical body 21
Triangulum Galaxy, Messier 110, Messier 32, Andromeda I, Andromeda II, Andromeda III, Pegasus Dwarf Spheroidal Galaxy, Andromeda IV +13 more
Has these parts 5
S Andromedae, Mayall II, M31-RV, PA-99-N2, AF Andromedae
Instance of 3
galaxy, spiral galaxy, active galactic nucleus
Belongs to 1
Local Group
Constellation 1
Andromeda
Different from 1
Andromeda
Epoch 1
J2000.0
Has part(s) 1
S Andromedae
Located in this place 1
Andromeda–Milky Way collision
Named after 1
Andromeda
Named after 1
Andromeda
On focus list of Wikimedia project 1
Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4
Part of 1
Local Group
People born here 1
Venom
Topic's main category 1
Category:Andromeda Galaxy
← Category's main topic 1
Category:Andromeda Galaxy
← Different from 1
Andromeda
← EU Knowledge Graph item ID 1
Veneto
← Facet of 1
list of Andromeda's satellite galaxies
← Model item 1
galaxy
← Narrative location 1
Mass Effect: Andromeda
← SNARC ID 1
Al Jawf
← TDKIV Wikibase ID 1
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Cultural Significance

Things named for Andromeda Galaxy include Andromeda[44], a literary work[45], written by Ivan Yefremov[46].

Why It Matters

Entities named for Andromeda Galaxy include Andromeda[44], a literary work[45], written by Ivan Yefremov[46].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [1] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  2. [2] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  3. [3] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  4. [4] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  5. [5] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  6. [6] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  7. [7] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  8. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [11] ↑ . An STIS atlas of Ca II triplet absorption line kinematics in galactic nuclei. wikidata.org.
  12. [12] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  13. [13] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
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  27. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [29] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  30. [30] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  31. [31] ↑ . New General Catalogue. wikidata.org.
  32. [32] ↑ . haroldcorwin.net. Retrieved . haroldcorwin.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  33. [33] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  34. [34] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  35. [35] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  36. [36] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  37. [37] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  38. [38] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  39. [39] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  40. [40] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  41. [41] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  42. [42] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  43. [43] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [44] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [45] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [46] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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  1. 2d ago · Abdullah1099 · 2026-11-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Image → M31-Andromede-16-09-2023-Hamois.jpg, Andromeda Galaxy Hubble M31Mosaic 2025 42208x9870.jpg
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ Image: M31-Andromede-16-09-2023-Hamois.jpg"
  2. 2d ago · Abdullah1099 · 2026-11-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Image → M31-Andromede-16-09-2023-Hamois.jpg, Andromeda Galaxy Hubble M31Mosaic 2025 42208x9870.jpg
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ Image: M31-Andromede-16-09-2023-Hamois (180° rotated).jpg"
  3. 16d ago · Chalmd · 2026-10-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['abstract', 'af', 'an', 'ar', 'arz', 'as', 'ast', 'az', 'azb', 'ba', 'bat_smg',
    Sitelink count → 114
    BBC Things ID → f76cfb0b-7b64-4821-8bed-0df4df681666
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ BBC Things ID: f76cfb0b-7b64-4821-8bed-0df4df681666, Adding BBC Things ID"
  4. 14w ago · J 1982 · 2026-07-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14470 → Locations/Andromeda_Galaxy
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ P14470: Locations/Andromeda_Galaxy"
  5. 17w ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14541 → 30XRqS
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/40849|batch #40849]]: ZGBK ID"
  6. 20w ago · Susmuffin · 2026-06-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Parallax → {'unit': 'Q21500224', 'amount': '+6.0'}
    Radius → {'unit': 'Q531', 'amount': '+110000'}
    Instance of → quasar, astronomical radio source, infrared source +6
    Named after → Andromeda
    + 24 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Harper's tag: andromeda-galaxy, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/289913730|andromeda galaxy (#289913730)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7915|Harpe"
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