like how far away is the closest galaxy to the milky way?
2007-06-01 12:45:47 · 4 answers · asked by Johnnycakes 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
The closest major galaxy is the Andromeda Galaxy, about 2.5 million light years away.
The closest known galaxy is the Sagittarius Dwarf galaxy about 50,000 light years away. Its small (only about 10,000 light years in diameter) and is actually a satellite galaxy of our own Milky Way, so it may not be considered a true independant galaxy.
2007-06-01 13:38:34 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
The closest galaxy to ours is Andromeda, approximately 2.3 million light years away and moving towards us. Some day in the far distant future the two galaxies will "collide" and become a super sized galaxy.
2007-06-01 15:59:48 · answer #2 · answered by brainstorm 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Oh cripes, 5 or 10 miles at least, WAY too far to walk in THIS heat!
2007-06-01 12:49:39 · answer #3 · answered by Baron_von_Party 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Several hundred light years. A light year is the distance light travels in one year. To give you an ideal of how far that is, light travels 186,000 miles in one second
2007-06-01 13:24:55 · answer #4 · answered by military supporter 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋