Diameter2.1 sextillion m
1.4 sextillionScarf lengths
2 sextillionHurdle heights
26.1 quintillionCity blocks
About 220,000 light-years
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Andromeda Galaxy
The nearest large galaxy to the Milky Way/Deep Space
The Andromeda Galaxy (M31) is the closest large spiral galaxy to the Milky Way and the most distant object visible to the naked eye. It is on a collision course with the Milky Way, expected to merge in about 4.5 billion years. Andromeda contains roughly one trillion stars and is accompanied by several satellite galaxies.
Measurements
Total mass2.4 trillion nonillion kg
32.6 quintillionMoons
435 octillionTeaspoons of neutron star
About 1.26 trillion solar masses
Distance from the Milky Way23.7 sextillion m
16.9 sextillionFoosball tables
622 sextillionSilver dollar diameters
About 2.537 million light-years
Approach speed toward Milky Way110,000 m/s
78,571Swimming humans
5.5Meteorites
4,074Falling cats
About 110 km/s