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Description: Triangulum is an unbarred spiral galaxy 2.73 million ly away in the constellation Triangulum - The third-largest member of the Local Group believed to be a satellite of Andromeda - No indications of recent mergers or interactions with other galaxies - Contains in its nucleus the most luminous source of X-rays in the Local Group of galaxies (not enough mass to be a supermassive black hole) -
Title: Triangulum galaxy
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Author: Pablo Carlos Budassi
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