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M33

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  • abbreviation astronomy The Triangulum Galaxy; a 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.

Etymologies

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From Charles Messier, who first published Nebulae and Star Clusters in 1774 as a listing of visible objects in the night sky that were not stars. Objects in Messier's catalog are numbered, and the letter M (for Messier) is prepended to these numbers.

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  • An Ohio State University astronomer and his colleagues have determined that the Triangulum Galaxy, otherwise known as M33, is actually about 15 percent farther away from our galaxy than previously measured.

    Jacobean embroidery 2006

  • Right here at NGC 604, the largest region of star formation in the nearby galaxy M33.

    Archive 2009-02-01 Bente Lilja Bye 2009

  • The above photograph was taken over Neuchâtel, Switzerland, and captured the central band of our Milky Way galaxy, the Andromeda galaxy (M31), and the Triangulum galaxy (M33).

    Edna St. Vincent Millay's candle burns bright 2011

  • According to your brain I†™ m from M33. ” “M33? ” “Yes, galaxy M33. ” “Oh. ” “About forty-five degrees antispinward of galactic north to be precise. ” “Ohmygod. ” “The local name is a tad more eloquent believe it or not. ” “Ohmygod. ” “Now if you†™ ll excuse me I must get back to work.

    365 tomorrows » 2007 » January : A New Free Flash Fiction SciFi Story Every Day 2007

  • This week's awesome images are (in order of appearance): NGC 1444, King 7, Eta 3 and Eta 2 Fornacis, NGC 1049 (credit—Palomar Observatory, courtesy of Caltech), Walter Adams (credit—Yerkes Observatory, University of Chicago) and M33 (courtesy of NOAO/AURA/NSF).

    Weekend SkyWatcher's Forecast – December 18-20, 2009 | Universe Today 2009

  • For example, large, bright supernova remnants in the galaxy M33 could be included in future studies to determine the types of supernova that generated them.

    Shapes Reveal Supernovae History | Universe Today 2009

  • SYNOPSIS: The Beagle travels to galaxy M33 where they encounter an enormous alien entity capable of rearranging planets.

    REVIEW: The Voyage of the Space Beagle by A. E. van Vogt 2004

  • NOTE: Barlowe's Guide to Extraterrestrials also offers a rendition of Ixtl. M33 IN ANDROMEDA (1943 -)

    REVIEW: The Voyage of the Space Beagle by A. E. van Vogt 2004

  • In the autumn constellation Triangulum the Triangle, a spiral galaxy known as the Pinwheel (M33) harbors an enormous region of star formation within one of its arms.

    11.03 M-mv 2003

  • In the autumn constellation Triangulum the Triangle, a spiral galaxy known as the Pinwheel (M33) harbors an enormous region of star formation within one of its arms.

    11.03 M-mv 2003

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