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Distance to Andromeda: how big is it?
Distance to Andromeda is about 2.54 million light-years. In everyday terms, that is ≈ 25.4 Milky Ways.
- Size
- 2.54 million light-years
- In metres
- 2.40 × 10²² m
- Everyday comparison
- ≈ 25.4 Milky Ways
- Chapter
- Groups & Clusters
Did you know?
The Andromeda Galaxy is the most distant thing most people can see with the naked eye.
How it compares
- About 12× bigger than Andromeda Galaxy (220,000 light-years).
- About 4× smaller than Local Group (10 million light-years).
Other things of a similar size
- Large Magellanic Cloud 31,700 light-years
- Milky Way 100,000 light-years
- Andromeda Galaxy 220,000 light-years
- Local Group 10 million light-years
- Virgo Cluster 14.8 million light-years
- Boötes Void 328 million light-years
Sizes are rounded, typical values drawn from standard reference sources, including NIST/CODATA physical constants and NASA's planetary fact sheets. Real objects vary; see About for how sizes are chosen.