Andromeda Galaxy

English

The Andromeda Galaxy.

Proper noun

Andromeda Galaxy

1. (astronomy) A spiral galaxy in the Local Group and closest to the Milky Way, visible to the naked eye in the constellation of Andromeda, the brightest of the Messier objects and often referred to by its designation M31.
   • 2017, BioWare, Mass Effect: Andromeda (Science Fiction), Redwood City: Electronic Arts, →OCLC, PC, scene: Message from Captain Dunn:

     After a 600-year voyage, the good news is we're exactly where we're supposed to be: We have arrived in the Heleus Cluster, Andromeda Galaxy, year 2819.

Synonyms

• Andromeda
• (designations) Messier 31, M31, NGC 224, UGC 454
• Great Nebula in Andromeda (obsolete)

Translations

Translations

• Finnish: Andromedan galaksi (fi)
• German: Andromedagalaxie (de) f, Andromeda-Galaxie (de) f
• Hindi: देवयानी मन्दाकिनी (devyānī mandākinī)
• Polish: Galaktyka Andromedy (pl) f
• Vietnamese: thiên hà Tiên Nữ, tinh vân Tiên Nữ