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M31, Andromeda Galaxy, and Cepheid M31_V1

author: R.Gendler/BYU/Novapix

reference: a-gax02-24036

Image Size 300 DPI: 16 * 16 cm

M31, the Great galaxy in Andromeda, is a gigantic collection of more than 300 billion stars and is located about 2 million light years from Earth. This image shows a part of the galaxy around M31_V1, the first Cepheid Variable star in M31 discovered by Edwin Hubble.

Keywords for this photo:

2010 - ANDROMEDA - ASTRONOMY - CEPHEID - GALAXY - LOCAL GROUP - M31 - M31_V1 - NGC 224 - Sb - SPIRAL GALAXY - STAR - VARIABLE STAR -