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M33 Triangulum Galaxy
Magnitude: 5.7
Distance Aprox: 3 million light-years
Constellation: Triangulum
Diameter: 60,000 light-years
Number of Stars Approx: 40 billion 

A spiral galaxy approximately in the constellation Triangulum. The Triangulum Galaxy is the third-largest member of the Local Group of galaxies making it the smallest of the spiral galaxies, behind the Milky Way and the Andromeda Galaxy. It is one of the most distant permanent objects that can be viewed with the naked eye. It is believed to be a satellite of the Andromeda Galaxy due to their interactions, velocities and proximity to one another in the night sky. It also has an H-II nucleus

Taken 2/17/18 in Chiefland Florida by Russell Kille on a CPC 1100 with Hyperstar @ F2 and ZWO ASI294MC Pro camera