Triangulum

See also: triangulum

English

Etymology

From Latin triangulum (“triangle”).

Proper noun

Triangulum

  1. (astronomy) An autumn constellation of the northern sky whose brightest three stars form a small triangle. The constellation lies near Perseus, between Aries and Andromeda.
  2. (astronomy) The Triangulum Galaxy, a relatively nearby spiral galaxy to the Milky Way; M33.

Derived terms
Derived terms

Translations
spiral galaxy — see Triangulum Galaxy
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