Quelle distance Andromède ?

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Quelle distance Andromède ?

Quelle distance Andromède ?

2,537 millions années-lumière Galaxie d'Andromède/Distance de la Terre

Quand voir Andromède ?

L'automne est la saison idéale pour observer notre lointaine voisine cosmique, la galaxie d'Andromède. Seule galaxie « facilement » visible à l'œil nu depuis l'hémisphère Nord, c'est aussi l'objet céleste le plus éloigné visible à l'œil nu.

What does Andromeda mean in Greek mythology?

  • In Greek mythology, Andromeda (/ænˈdrɒmɪdə/; Greek: Ἀνδρομέδα, Androméda or Ἀνδρομέδη, Andromédē) is the daughter of the Aethiopian king Cepheus and his wife Cassiopeia.

How was the nature of the Andromeda Galaxy determined?

  • Andromeda's spectrum is very similar to the spectra of individual stars, and from this, it was deduced that Andromeda has a stellar nature. In 1885, a supernova (known as S Andromedae) was seen in Andromeda, the first and so far only one observed in that galaxy.

Where is the location of Andromeda's chaining?

  • At the port city of Jaffa (today part of Tel Aviv) an outcrop of rocks near the harbor has been associated with the place of Andromeda's chaining and rescue by the traveler Pausanias, the geographer Strabo and the historian of the Jews Josephus.

What is the story of Andromeda and the sacrifice?

  • Andromeda being tied for sacrifice, Apulian red-figure vase, ca. 430-420 BC In Greek mythology, Andromeda (/ ænˈdrɒmɪdə /; Greek: Ἀνδρομέδα, Androméda or Ἀνδρομέδη, Andromédē) is the daughter of the king of Aethiopia, Cepheus, and his wife, Cassiopeia.

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