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Triangulum Galaxy

See how Triangulum Galaxy fits into the wider universe, from its structure and bright regions to the scale involved.

Visual guide for Triangulum Galaxy
Quick facts

Triangulum Galaxy at a glance

CatalogM33
TypeSpiral galaxy
GroupLocal Group
Known forOne of the nearest large galaxies

A city of stars

Triangulum Galaxy is an enormous gravitational system containing stars, gas, dust and dark matter. A galaxy image can show a bright central region, star-forming areas, dust lanes, spiral structure or signs of interaction with neighbouring galaxies.

How to read the image

Bright blue regions often trace young hot stars, dark lanes can mark dust that blocks visible light, and warm or reddish areas can highlight gas or older stellar populations depending on the wavelength and processing used.

Think about scale

Even a single galaxy such as Triangulum Galaxy is far larger than the entire Solar System. The gaps between individual stars are enormous, while the galaxy as a whole is bound together by gravity over billions of years.

From the original archive

This English guide is part of the rebuilt VisibleGalaxies archive and uses topic and visual material from the supplied source site.