Object dossier

Andromeda Galaxy

Galaxy

The nearest major spiral galaxy to the Milky Way and one of the brightest deep-sky targets for wide-field astrophotography.

Facts

Catalog numbers
Messier: M31
Ngc: NGC 224
Constellation
Andromeda
Coordinates
RA: 00h 42m 44s
Dec: +41deg 16m 08s RA: 10.6847deg · Dec: 41.2690deg
Magnitude
3.4
Angular size
190 x 60
arcmin

Images

Andromeda Galaxy (M31) widefield.
Andromeda Galaxy Sep 19, 2025
Andromeda Galaxy Sep 19, 2025
Image of the Andromeda Galaxy.
Andromeda Galaxy Sep 1, 2024
Andromeda Galaxy Sep 1, 2024