Milky Way Compared to Galaxy LEDA 1313424 (Artist’s Concept)

 Milky Way Compared to Galaxy LEDA 1313424 (Artist’s Concept)

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This illustration compares the size of our own Milky Way galaxy to gargantuan galaxy LEDA 1313424, nicknamed the Bullseye. The Milky Way is about 100,000 light-years in diameter, and the Bullseye is almost two-and-a-half times larger, at 250,000 light-years across.