Triangulum Galaxy

English

Etymology

From Triangulum, a constellation.

Proper noun

Triangulum Galaxy

(astronomy) A relatively nearby spiral galaxy in the Local Group, together with the Milky Way galaxy. It is at a distance of approximately 2.6 million light years from Earth, in the direction of the constellation Triangulum.

Synonyms

M33
NGC 598

Translations

spiral galaxy

French: galaxie du Triangle f
German: Dreiecksnebel (de), Triangulumnebel m
Portuguese: Galáxia do Triângulo f
Russian: Галактика Треугольника (Galaktika Treugolʹnika)
Spanish: Galaxia del Triángulo f

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