Triangulum Galaxy

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Etymology

From Triangulum, a constellation.

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Triangulum Galaxy

  1. (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, and is also known as M33 and NGC 598.

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