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    Jan 7, 2008, 04:54 AM
    What is the distance between earth and andromeda galaxy
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    Jan 7, 2008, 05:10 AM
    Quote Originally Posted by dachapally sathish
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    About 2.5 million light years

    Googled this and came up with two sites you might find interesting

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    Mar 23, 2008, 08:49 PM
    Quote Originally Posted by dachapally sathish
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    That all depends on the date :
    Today it is around 2.53 ± 0.07 Mly.
    But in a couple of billion years the distance will be almost nill, as the Milky Way and the Andromeda galaxies are at a collision course, and will be passing through each other (and continue afterwards each their journey).
    Earth may at that time still exist... Humanity most probable not...
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