Triangulum Galaxy (M33,NGC 598). Also known as the Pinwheel Galaxy,this spiral galaxy is about 2 million light years away in the constellation Triangulum. It is relatively small,at around 30,000 light years across and is of type Sc,meaning that it has no central bar and has a loosely packed centre and arms. It is part of the Local Group of galaxies that includes our Milky Way Galaxy. The galaxy contains star-forming regions that contain ionized hydrogen gas (red) | |
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