A zoomed-out view of Andromeda XXXV (IMAGE)

University of Michigan

A zoomed-out view of Andromeda XXXV

Caption

Not only is Andromeda XXXV the dimmest and smallest known satellite galaxy in the Andromeda system, it's about 3 million light-years away, making it very hard to spot. The ellipse within the inset shows where this companion galaxy was discovered. 

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CFHT/MegaCam/PAndAS (Principal investigator: Alan W. McConnachie; Image Processing: Marcos Arias)

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