Description
Overview:
Messier Object M31 is a Galaxy which was discovered by Abd Al-Rahman Al Sufi in 964.
It has an angular size of 178 arc minutes.
Location:
M31 is located within the borders of the constellation Andromeda at Right Ascension
00 42.7 and Declination 41 16.
It is 2,900 light years from the planet Earth making it the 72nd furthest Messier Object from Earth.
Brightness:
Compared to other Messier Objects, M31 is a bright deep space object
with a visual magnitude of 3.4.
