Andromeda
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Andromeda is a prominent northern sky constellation named after a princess in Greek mythology and best known for containing the Andromeda Galaxy, the nearest major galaxy to the Milky Way.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Andromeda constellation | 1 |
| AndromedaConstellation | 1 |
Statements (58)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | constellation ⓘ |
| abbreviation | And NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| areaSquareDegrees | 722 ⓘ |
| associatedMyth | Perseus and Andromeda NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belongsToFamily | Perseus family ⓘ |
| bestSeenAtLatitudeRange | +90° to −40° ⓘ |
| borderedBy |
Cassiopeia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Cetus NERFINISHED ⓘ Lacerta NERFINISHED ⓘ Pegasus NERFINISHED ⓘ Perseus NERFINISHED ⓘ Pisces NERFINISHED ⓘ Triangulum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| brightestStar | Alpheratz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| brightestStarApparentMagnitude | 2.06 ⓘ |
| celestialHemisphere | northern ⓘ |
| contains |
Almach
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Alpha Andromedae NERFINISHED ⓘ Alpheratz NERFINISHED ⓘ Andromeda Galaxy NERFINISHED ⓘ Beta Andromedae NERFINISHED ⓘ Blue Snowball Nebula NERFINISHED ⓘ Delta Andromedae NERFINISHED ⓘ Gamma Andromedae NERFINISHED ⓘ M110 NERFINISHED ⓘ M31 NERFINISHED ⓘ M32 NERFINISHED ⓘ Messier 110 NERFINISHED ⓘ Messier 31 NERFINISHED ⓘ Messier 32 NERFINISHED ⓘ Mirach NERFINISHED ⓘ NGC 404 NERFINISHED ⓘ NGC 752 NERFINISHED ⓘ NGC 7662 NERFINISHED ⓘ NGC 891 NERFINISHED ⓘ Pi Andromedae NERFINISHED ⓘ Upsilon Andromedae NERFINISHED ⓘ Upsilon Andromedae b NERFINISHED ⓘ Upsilon Andromedae c NERFINISHED ⓘ Upsilon Andromedae d NERFINISHED ⓘ Upsilon Andromedae e NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| containsNearestMajorGalaxyToMilkyWay | Andromeda Galaxy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| declinationRange | +21° to +53° ⓘ |
| genitive | Andromedae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMessierObjectCount | 3 ⓘ |
| hasMeteorShower | Andromedids NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isProminentIn | northern sky ⓘ |
| listedBy | Ptolemy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Princess Andromeda NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nameOrigin | Greek mythology ⓘ |
| numberOfBayerFlamsteedStars | 65 ⓘ |
| numberOfMainStars | 16 ⓘ |
| rankByArea | 19 ⓘ |
| rightAscensionRange | 22h to 2h ⓘ |
| visibleInMonth |
December
ⓘ
November ⓘ October ⓘ |
| zodiacConstellation | no ⓘ |
Referenced by (17)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Andromeda constellation
subject surface form:
Rescuing Andromeda
this entity surface form:
AndromedaConstellation