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Andromeda Proper Motion Measured

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Roeland van der Marel31 May 2012

Andromeda Galaxy · Science / Astronomy

Hubble measurements constrain M31's sideways motion against distant background galaxies, enabling a quantitative forecast of its future encounter with the Milky Way.

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Roeland van der Marel

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