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Asked by anon-293702 to Cristobal on 30 Apr 2021.
Question: How manny light years away is the nearest galaxy
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Cristobal Rodero answered on 30 Apr 2021:
Slightly less than 25 thousand!
It’s the Canis Major Dwarf Galaxy which is a bit funny because “Canis Major” means “greater dog” but at the same time is a dwarf galaxy (way smaller than the Milky Way).
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Philip commented on :
Canis Major is the nearest dwarf galaxy, 25 thousand light years away. The Andromeda Galaxy is the nearest spiral galaxy, about 2.5 million light-years from us.