We cannot use Hubble's law to measure the distances to nearby galaxies, because their random motions are

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We cannot use Hubble's law to measure the distances to nearby galaxies, because their random motions are larger than the overall expansion. Indeed, the closest galaxy to us, the Andromeda Galaxy, 2.5 million light-years away, is approaching us at a speed of about 130km/s
(a) What is the shift in wavelength of the 656-nm line of hydrogen emitted from the Andromeda Galaxy, as seen by us?
(b) Is this a redshift or a blueshift?
(c) Ignoring the expansion, how soon will it and the Milky Way Galaxy collide?
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