
PGC 13696 – Spiral galaxy
PGC 13696 – Spiral Galaxy is just to the right of the star “Electra” and is barely visible. The brightness of this galaxy is just over 17 magnitudes.

PGC 13696 – Spiral Galaxy is just to the right of the star “Electra” and is barely visible. The brightness of this galaxy is just over 17 magnitudes.

The Andromeda Galaxy, also known as M31, or NGC 224 and originally the Andromeda Nebula (see below), is a spiral galaxy approximately 2.5 million light-years from Earth, and the nearest major galaxy to the Milky Way. The galaxy’s name stems from the area of the Earth’s sky in which it appears, the constellation of Andromeda.
All content on this site is subject to legal protection under the provisions of the Act of February 4, 1994 on Copyright and Related Rights (consolidated text of 2006, gov. Journal of Laws No. 90, item 631, as amended). ). Without the author’s consent, it is forbidden, among others content reproduction, copying, reprinting, storage and processing by any electronic means, in whole or in part.
Further dissemination referred to in art. 25 paragraph 1 point b of the Act of 4 February 1994 on copyright and related rights. Copying, processing, distributing these materials in whole or in part without the author’s consent is prohibited.