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Andromeda II

Dwarf galaxy · Dwarf spheroidal galaxy in the constellation Andromeda

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Andromeda II
Picture: Hubble Space Telescope - Hubble Legacy Archive, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.

About Andromeda II

Andromeda II is about 2.17 million light-years from the Sun, so the light we see from it left about 2.17 million years ago.

The map lists it as a dwarf galaxy and shows it at the scale of the Milky Way and the Local Group, drawn on the plane of the Milky Way.

Key numbers

Distance2.17 million light-years (0.67 Mpc)
Distance methodLVDB (RR Lyrae, TRGB or other)
Supergalactic coordinatesSGL 330.0°, SGB +4.3°
Absolute magnitude (V)-11.7
Stellar mass8.32 × 10⁶ suns

Data: Local Volume Database v1.1.1 (Pace 2025).

Where it is

Its place in the universe, from the inside out: Local Group › Virgo Supercluster › Laniakea Supercluster › Observable universe.

Zoom out to see it in context: Local Group, a view about 10 million light-years across.

From Wikipedia

Andromeda II (And II) is a dwarf spheroidal galaxy about 2.22 Mly away in the constellation Pisces. While part of the Local Group, it is not quite clear if it is a satellite of the Andromeda Galaxy or the Triangulum Galaxy.

Excerpt from the Wikipedia article Andromeda II, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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