| M32 |
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| Satellite of M31 | |||||||||||
| NGC 0221 | |||||||||||
| Type: | Elliptical Galaxy | ||||||||||
| Constellation: | Andromeda | ||||||||||
| Magnitude: | 10.0 | ||||||||||
| Size: | 8.0' x 6.0' | ||||||||||
| RA-Dec: | 0h 42.8m - 41 16 | ||||||||||
| Difficulty: | E | E=easy, T=tough, C=challenging | |||||||||
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| M32 is the dwarf companion galaxy of the much larger M31 (the Andromeda Galaxy). It resembles a bright star through binoculars and remains a bright, slightly elongated glow through a telescope. The first elliptical galaxy ever discovered, it may have been larger in the past, but has lost stars in a gravitational tug-of-war with M31. M32 is unusual because it has no globular clusters surrounding it. At its core, M32 may harbor a black hole. | |||||||||||
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