M32

Andromeda Satellite #1 · NGC 221

Constellation

Andromeda

Shape

Elliptical

Magnitude

8.2

Size

7.6′

Position

0h 43m, +40.9°

Distance

2.5 ± 0.1 million ly

My Sky

Rise, highest and set over your place, for any night: M32

Further info

NASA: Messier 32

NED: M32

SIMBAD: M32

Wikipedia: Messier 32

Sources

Distance: NED-D (Steer 2020)

Magnitude and size: NGC 2000.0 (Sinnott 1988)

Shape: RC3 (de Vaucouleurs et al. 1991)

Name: Wikipedia, List of Messier objects

M32, NGC 221 — Credit: NASA, ESA, B. Williams (University of Washington); Image Processing: Gladys Kober (NASA/Catholic University of America)