M33 (NGC 598, Triangulum Galaxy)
Located in the costellation Triangulum
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Glowing red gas clouds in M33's spiral arms.
M33 is the third largest member of the Local Group of galaxies, behind the Milky Way and the Andromeda Galaxy.
Image Credit: ESO
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3 million light years distant and home to 40 billion stars.
Image credit: Credit: Palomar Observatory, Caltech and the STScI Digitized Sky Survey (AURA) -
Annotated image showing the various objects located within M33.
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Home to at least 25 Cepheid variables, an eclipsing binary star and a black hole nearly 16 times the mass of the sun.
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Messier Object 33
Information on M33 from Students for the Exploration and Development of Space . -
Messier 33
How to locate M33 in the night sky, an explanation of what you're looking at and some historical information. -
Messier Monday: The Triangulum Galaxy, M33
Many images of M33, an explanation of how to locate it in the night sky, information on NGC 604 located within M33. -
Multiwavelength Messier 33
Fascinating images of M33 in various wavelengths - x-ray, ultraviolet, visible, infrared and radio. Also, explanations of what you are seeing in each wavelength.
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