Local Group · ~2.5 million ly
Andromeda Galaxy (M31)
Distance~2.5 million ly
Stars~1 trillion
VisibleNaked eye, dark skies, Oct–Dec from India
The largest galaxy in the Local Group, about 3 million light-years across with its neighbours.
The most distant thing most people can see without a telescope. Drawn schematically on a compressed log scale.
Sources
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