M31 is actually already distorted: the edges are warped.

Why M31 has such clusters, while the Milky Way has not, is not yet known.

It is also unknown if any other galaxy contains this kind of clusters, but it would be very unlikely that M31 is the sole galaxy with extended clusters.

The LMC is the fourth largest galaxy in the Local Group, after the Andromeda Galaxy ( M31 ), our own Milky Way Galaxy, and the Triangulum Galaxy ( M33 ).

When an astronomer says " Andromeda Galaxy | M31 is situated in the Andromeda ", this does not assert a proximity of that galaxy to stars of the Andromeda constellation in the space | 3-dimensional space.

A proposed motorway link between the M3 and the M4 – to be called the M31 – would have passed to the west of the town centre, but only the section that is now the A329 ( M ) and the A3290 was built.

* Messier 32, a magnitude 9. 0 galaxy in the constellation Andromeda which is a companion to M31.

The apparent distance between IC 10 and the Andromeda Galaxy is about the same as the apparent distance between the Andromeda Galaxy and the Triangulum Galaxy, which suggests that IC 10 may belong to the M31 subgroup.

Globular cluster Mayall II ( M31 G1 ) is a strong candidate for hosting an intermediate-mass black hole at its core

The Andromeda Galaxy is Messier object 31, or M31 ; the Whirlpool Galaxy is M51.

The importance of observing the Andromda S supernova is that, by comparing its magnitude to records of nearby supernovae, astronomers found it to be at least 750, 000 light-years distant ( later revised to 2, 200, 000 ); and that M31 was not a gas or dust cloud, but an " island universe " or galaxy.

The Pegasus Dwarf is a member of the Local group of galaxies and a satellite galaxy of the Andromeda Galaxy ( M31 ).

M32 is a satellite galaxy of the famous Andromeda Galaxy ( M31 ) and was discovered by Le Gentil in 1749.

Mayall II ( M31 G1 ) also known as NGC-224-G1, SKHB 1, GSC 2788: 2139, HBK 0-1, M31GC J003247 + 393440 or Andromeda's Cluster is a globular cluster orbiting M31, the Andromeda Galaxy.

NGC 206 is the richest and most conspicuous star cloud in M31.

It is a member of the Local group, and is a satellite galaxy of the Andromeda Galaxy ( M31 ).

Dwarf spheroidal galaxy ( dSph ) is a term in astronomy applied to low luminosity galaxies that are companions to the Milky Way and to the similar systems that are companions to the Andromeda Galaxy M31.

Andromeda I is part of the Local group of galaxies and a satellite galaxy of the Andromeda Galaxy ( M31 ).

It is roughly 3. 5 degrees south and slightly east of M31.

As of 2005, it is the closest known dSph companion to M31 at an estimated projected distance of ~ 40 kpc or ~ 150, 000 light-years.

When William Herschel constructed his catalog of deep sky objects in 1786, he used the name spiral nebula for certain objects such as M31.

* M31 rocket, an alternate designation for the MGR-1 Honest John, a United States military rocket

As a local galaxy, the Central Bureau for Astronomical Telegrams ( CBAT ) tracks novae in M81 along with M31 and M33.

Used for Hydrogen Line studies of nearby galaxies and produced the first good radio maps of hydrogen distribution ( as a function of its velocity ), for M33 and M31 ( also produced nearly 20 PhDs and 50 published papers ).

Two M-series models, the Denon M31 and M30, have been the most successful radio hi-fi's for the last 4 years.

It was constructed as part of plans for an M31 motorway It was finished in early 2011.

Hank Foiles, backed up by Frank House who will be within calling distance in the minors, make up better second line catching than the Birds had all last year, but Gus is still that big man you need when you start talking pennant.

Although both concede they would like to hit 60, they stick primarily to the baseball player's standard quote: `` The important thing is to win the pennant ''.

In Major League Baseball, the National League Championship Series ( NLCS ) is a round in the postseason that determines who wins the National League pennant and advances to Major League Baseball's championship, the World Series, facing the winner of the American League Championship Series.

In Major League Baseball, the American League Championship Series ( ALCS ), played in October, is a round in the postseason that determines the winner of the American League pennant.

Although not flag officers, modern day commodores in the U. S. Navy rate a blue and white command pennant that is normally flown at their headquarters facilities ashore or from ships that they are embarked aboard when they are the senior officer afloat.

The pennant is flown by inspection vessels in EU waters.

However, the usual way to show the link with the House of Orange-Nassau is the orange pennant above the red-white-blue.

The system is somewhat analogous to a system of pennant numbers the Royal Navy and some European and Commonwealth navies ( 19 in total ) use.

One of the most famous episodes in Major League Baseball history, the " Shot Heard ' Round the World " is the name given to Bobby Thomson's walk-off home run that clinched the National League pennant for the Giants over their rivals, the Brooklyn Dodgers.

NOAA ships in commission display the NOAA flag ; those with only one mast fly it immediately beneath the ship's commissioning pennant or the personal flag of a civilian official or flag officer if one is aboard the ship, while multimasted vessels fly it at the masthead of the forwardmost mast.

Jackson's version of the story is that he noted that the Yankees had won the pennant the year before, but lost the World Series to the Reds, and suggested that they needed one thing more to win it all, and pointed out the various ingredients in his drink.

The national anthem is played, the transferring officer reads the commissioning directive, the ensign is hoisted, and the commissioning pennant broken.

The team logo is a stylized version of the flag of Ohio, which is a pennant.

Bunning is remembered for his role in the pennant race of 1964, in which the Phillies held a commanding lead in the National League for most of the season, eventually losing the title to the St. Louis Cardinals.

The flag is a simplified combination of two single pennons, the vexillological word for a pennant.

* Beginning in 1893, the National League's championship pennant is awarded to the first – place club in the standings at the end of the season.

* The Curse of the Goat is used to explain the failures of the Chicago Cubs baseball team, who have not won a World Series championship since 1908, and a National League pennant since 1945.

The reinvigorated Elliot's enthusiasm for team play is contagious and the mediocre Dragons become contenders for the Central League pennant.

Galvin is the only player in baseball history to win 20 or more games in 10 different years without winning a pennant, finishing his career with a total of 365 wins and 310 losses.

Little is known of the area occupied by Nailsea before the coal mining industry began, although it was used as a quarry in Roman times from which pennant sandstone was extracted.

Commodores fly a Broad Pennant which is a short swallow-tailed pennant based on the St George's Cross, with a red ball at the canton ( upper quarter next to the staff ).

When a rank flag is flown the commissioning pennant is displaced downward.