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Wikipedia Description:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Triangulum Galaxy<\/strong> is a spiral galaxy<\/a> 2.73 million light-years<\/a> (ly) from Earth<\/a> in the constellation<\/a> Triangulum<\/a>. It is catalogued as Messier<\/a> 33<\/strong> or NGC<\/a> 598<\/strong>. With the D25<\/sub> isophotal diameter of 18.74 kiloparsecs<\/a> (61,100 light-years<\/a>), the Triangulum Galaxy is the third-largest member of the Local Group<\/a> of galaxies, behind the Andromeda Galaxy<\/a> and the Milky Way<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The galaxy is the second-smallest spiral galaxy in the Local Group<\/a> after the Large Magellanic Cloud<\/a>, which is a Magellanic-type<\/a> spiral galaxy.[8]<\/a><\/sup> It is believed to be a satellite of the Andromeda Galaxy<\/a> or on its rebound into the latter due to their interactions, velocities,[9]<\/a><\/sup> and proximity to one another in the night sky. It also has an H II<\/a> nucleus<\/a>.[10]<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The galaxy gets its name from the constellation Triangulum<\/a>, where it can be spotted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It is sometimes informally referred to as the “Pinwheel Galaxy<\/a>” by some astronomy references,[11]<\/a><\/sup> in some computerized telescope software, and in some public outreach websites.[12]<\/a><\/sup> However, the SIMBAD Astronomical Database<\/a>, a professional database, collates formal designations for astronomical objects and indicates that Pinwheel Galaxy<\/a> refers to Messier 101,[13]<\/a><\/sup> which several amateur astronomy resources including public outreach websites identify by that name, and that is within the bounds of Ursa Major<\/a>.[14]<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Wikipedia Link<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Acquisition Details:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Telescope<\/td>Takahashi TOA-130<\/td><\/tr>
Optics<\/td>Takahashi TOA-645 Flattener<\/td><\/tr>
Filter<\/td>None<\/td><\/tr>
Camera<\/td>ASI2600MC Pro OSC<\/td><\/tr>
Integration Time<\/td>7.5 hours<\/td><\/tr>
Subframes<\/td>150 x 180 seconds<\/td><\/tr>
Date<\/td>25 November, 2025<\/td><\/tr>
Location<\/td>Carlsbad, California<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Wikipedia Description: The Triangulum Galaxy is a spiral galaxy 2.73 million light-years (ly) from Earth in the constellation Triangulum. It is catalogued as Messier 33 or NGC 598. With the D25 isophotal diameter of 18.74 kiloparsecs (61,100 light-years), the Triangulum Galaxy is the third-largest member of the Local Group of galaxies, behind the Andromeda Galaxy and […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":868,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[16,11],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-888","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-everything","category-galaxies"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lonepeak.space\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/888","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lonepeak.space\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lonepeak.space\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lonepeak.space\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lonepeak.space\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=888"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.lonepeak.space\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/888\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":889,"href":"https:\/\/www.lonepeak.space\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/888\/revisions\/889"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lonepeak.space\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/868"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lonepeak.space\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=888"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lonepeak.space\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=888"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lonepeak.space\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=888"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}