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Object Details
 
   M31; NGC224; ANDROMEDA GALAXY; PGC2557; UGC454; MCG7-02-016; CGCG535-17; GIN801
Constellation Name: Andromeda
Object Type: Galaxy
Visual Magnitude: 3.4
RA: 00h40m30s
Dec: 41 : 16 : 00
ImageTaxonomyHierarchy: Galaxy\[Type]\Spiral
AxisRatio: 0.45
AxisRatioError: 0.07
Bii: -21.5751
Lii: 121.167
MajorDimension_ArcMin: 178
MinorDimension_ArcMin: 63
DiamArcMin: 3.3
DiamArcMinError: 0.06
MType: Sb
Pa1950: 35
Pa1950Error: 6
  
  
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