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Andromeda VII

Dwarf galaxy · Galaxy in the constellation Cassiopeia

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Andromeda VII
Picture: en:NASA, en:STScI, en:WikiSky, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.

About Andromeda VII

Andromeda VII is about 2.69 million light-years from the Sun, so the light we see from it left about 2.69 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

Distance2.69 million light-years (0.82 Mpc)
Distance methodLVDB (RR Lyrae, TRGB or other)
Supergalactic coordinatesSGL 345.7°, SGB +26.0°
Absolute magnitude (V)-12.8
Stellar mass2.24 × 10⁷ 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

The Cassiopeia Dwarf (also known as Andromeda VII) is a dwarf spheroidal galaxy about 2.45 Mly away in the constellation Cassiopeia. The Cassiopeia Dwarf is part of the Local Group and a satellite galaxy of the Andromeda Galaxy (M31).

Excerpt from the Wikipedia article Cassiopeia Dwarf, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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