The Triangulum Galaxy is the third-largest galaxy in our local group (after the Milky Way and Andromeda).

• It’s also a spiral galaxy, about 60,000 light-years wide.

• It has bright regions where new stars are forming — a real cosmic nursery!

  
  

  Fun Fact: It’s one of the farthest objects visible to the human eye without a telescope.

🏛️ Origin of the Name

• The Triangulum Galaxy is named after the constellation Triangulum, where it is found in the night sky.

• “Triangulum” is Latin for “triangle.”

• The constellation got its name because its three main stars form the shape of a small triangle.

  
  

Why the Name:
It’s located inside the Triangulum constellation, and the word literally means “triangle galaxy.”