M33It’s always friendly to meet the neighbors, especially if they are only a mere 3 million light years away! That being said here is M33, the Triangulum Galaxy, or sometimes referred to as the Pinwheel Galaxy. It is a member of our Local Group of galaxies (also including the Milky Way and the Andromeda Galaxy). Possibly being bound to Andromeda, the Triangulum houses around 40 billion stars, which compared to what the other two have isn’t a large amount, making it one of the most distant, permanent, objects that can be viewed with the naked eye. Lucky for you, you can now keep it on your trophy shelf!
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