Question

What is the name of the closest large spiral galaxy to our own Milky Way?
Andromeda
Hydra
Leo
Virgo

Answer 1

Andromeda Galaxy

The Andromeda Galaxy (M31) is the closest spiral galaxy to us, and though it's gravitationally bound to the Milky Way, it's not the closest galaxy by far – being 2 million light years away.

Andromeda is currently approaching our galaxy at a speed of about 110 kilometers per second.

Answer 2

Andromeda is the name of the closest large spiral galaxy to our own Milky Way.

Explanation:

• The Andromeda Galaxy also known as Messier 31,or NGC 224.

• It is the nearest major galaxy to the Milky Way approximately 780 kiloparsecs from Earth.

• Distance between the earth and this galaxy is approximately 2.537 million light years. It is the closest big galaxy to our Milky way.