Triangulum Galaxy

== Introduction ==
The Triangulum Galaxy is by far the smallest main galaxy of the Local Group, the larger two being the Milky Way Galaxy and the Andromeda Galaxy. It is roughly 30,000 light-years in diameter and has 5 main arms, with 3 more spurs, and no major dust lanes. It is located in the Terran constellation of Triangulum, hence the name. The Triangulum galaxy also has 16 satellite galaxies.
Terran astronomers once believed that the Triangulum galaxy was a satellite galaxy of the Andromeda Galaxy, however that was false.
== Structure ==
The galaxy has 5 arms and three smaller spurs:
* Quadratum Arm
* Circulus Arm
* Stella Arm
* Rectangulum Arm
* Trapezium Arm
* Adamantem Arm
* Ovalis Arm
* Octangulum Arm
== Appearances ==
* None
== Trivia ==
* The names of the spurs and arms are just the names of shapes in Latin, since the name of the galaxy is "Triangle" in Latin.
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