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Triangulum

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Triangulum [trī′aŋ·gyə·ləm]
(astronomy)
A northern constellation, right ascension 2 hours, declination 30°N. Also known as Triangle.
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Another nearby galaxy, the Triangulum Galaxy, was seen to be surrounded by a giant stellar "halo" that the team believes is proof of a recent "encounter" with Andromeda.
'Cannibalised' galaxies feeding new stars by Daily Post (Liverpool, England)
The researchers also saw a "stream of stars" of a nearby galaxy called Triangulum "stretching" towards Andromeda.
Andromeda galaxy expanded by cannibalizing on stars from other ... by Asian News International
The constellation is around 93 square degrees, squeezed in between Musca and Centaurus to the west, Lupus to the north, Apus on its southern side and Triangulum Australis and Norma to the east.
Circinus a handy tool by Streicher, Magda / Monthly Notes of the Astronomical Society of Southern Africa
 
 
 
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