The Triangulum Galaxy (cataloged as Messier 33 or NGC 598) is a spiral galaxy located in the constellation Triangulum.

Key Characteristics

Location & Distance: Located roughly 2.73 to 3 million light-years from Earth in the northern sky's constellation Triangulum.

Local Group Member: It is the third-largest member of our Local Group of galaxies, behind the Andromeda Galaxy (M31) and our own Milky Way, and ahead of the Large Magellanic Cloud.