Andromeda VII (Cassiopeia)

Andromeda VII (Cassiopeia) — galaxy, shown live in Cosmoscope, a real-time 3D map of the universe.

The brightest of Andromeda’s spheroidal satellites, sitting well out from its host in the constellation Cassiopeia.

Type

Dwarf spheroidal

Distance

2.5 million light-years

Note

Brightest of Andromeda’s dSph satellites

Seeing Andromeda VII (Cassiopeia) in real time

Andromeda VII (Cassiopeia) is placed at its true position on the sky and at its real measured distance, not as a flat backdrop. Fly out from the Sun in the live 3D view and watch it change from a point of light into structure as you approach, with the scale bar showing just how far out you have travelled.