Neptune And Triton Captured By Voyager 2 On Their Way Out Of The Solar System In August 1989.

NGC 206 and the Star Clouds of Andromeda: The large stellar association cataloged as NGC 206 is nestled within the dusty arms of the neighboring Andromeda galaxy. Also known as M31, the spiral galaxy is a mere 2.5 million light-years away. NGC 206 is near top center in this gorgeous close-up of the southwestern extent of Andromedas disk, a remarkable composite of data from space and ground-based observatories. The bright, blue stars of NGC 206 indicate its youth. In fact, its youngest massive stars are less than 10 million years old. Much larger than the open or galactic clusters of young stars in the disk of our Milky Way galaxy, NGC 206 spans about 4,000 light-years. Thats comparable in size to the giant stellar nurseries NGC 604 in nearby spiral M33 and the Tarantula Nebula, in the Large Magellanic Cloud. Star forming sites within Andromeda are revealed by the telltale reddish emission from clouds of ionized hydrogen gas. via NASA

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Equatorial Diameter: 51.118 km Satellites: 27 Notable satellites: Oberon, Titania, Miranda, Ariel & Umbriel Orbit Distance: 2.870.658.186 km (19 AU) Orbit Period: 84 Earth years Surface Temperature: -220°C Discovered Date: March 13th 1781 Discovered By: William Herschel

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