milky way - What is the closest galaxy? - Astronomy Stack Exchange
Nov 19, 2020 · I think that the galaxy closest to the Earth, that is, to the Milky Way, is the nebula called Andromeda, which is 2.5 million light years away. Despite this great distance, M31 is …
What is the distance of the closeset galaxy outside our local group …
Jan 2, 2023 · Distance from Milky Way. Distance from the geometric center of the Local Group. Distance from the gravitational center of the Local Group; The galaxy closest to any member …
distances - How many light years away is Earth from the closest …
Aug 26, 2014 · How many light years is Earth away from the closest outer edge of the supermassive black hole in Sagittarius A* at the center of the Milky Way? I don't mean the …
galaxy - Where does the Milky Way end? - Astronomy Stack …
From Wikipedia's Milky Way page: Surrounding the Galactic disk is a spherical Galactic Halo of stars and globular clusters that extends further outward, but is limited in size by the orbits of …
galaxy - Are there any stars that orbit perpendicular to the Milky …
Jan 14, 2021 · The Sun and most of the other stars are in the bulging disk of the Milky Way galaxy, but about 1% of the galaxy's stellar mass is in the galactic halo. The halo also includes …
galaxy - What is the likely closest encounter for a typical star …
May 17, 2019 · Fate of the Spiral Arms of the Milky Way and Andromeda 2 What would be the outcome for life in our galaxy if the merger of the Milky Way and Andromeda creates a Quasar?
solar system - Is it true that we see the center of the milky-way for ...
Jul 15, 2020 · Since we are located in one of the arms of the Milky way, the center of the galaxy should be in one direction from our location, while in the other direction, we stare into the …
What specific parts of the Milky Way do we see when we look up?
Sep 7, 2017 · So, to sum up, the answer to my question is that on a clear night, in the right position, with the naked eye you can see the central bulge of the Milky Way galaxy, even …
distances - What is the mean separation between a star and its …
Jan 18, 2021 · If the milky way galaxy was as big as the solar system, then it would be filled with 200 billion pigeons and birds (Stars) flying at 8CM/H with an average distance of 25000KM …
Why were two galaxies named "The Sagittarius Galaxy"? Is this …
May 26, 2020 · As its orbit around the 10 000 more massive Milky Way gradually tightened, it started colliding with our galaxy's disc. The three known collisions between Sagittarius and the …