NGC 205

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NGC 205 is a dwarf elliptical satellite galaxy of the Andromeda Galaxy, notable for its proximity to the Local Group’s largest spiral and its mixed old and young stellar populations.

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All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
NGC 205 canonical 4
PGC 2557 2
PGC 2554 1

Statements (45)

Predicate Object
instanceOf dwarf elliptical galaxy
galaxy in the Local Group
satellite galaxy
absoluteMagnitudeV −16.4
alsoKnownAs M110
Messier 110
PGC 2557
UGC 426
angularSize 21.9 × 11.0 arcminutes
apparentMagnitudeV 8.1
cataloguedBy Charles Messier
contains globular clusters
declination +41° 41′ 07″
discoveredBy Giovanni Battista Hodierna
discoveryYear before 1654
distanceFromEarth about 2.7 million light-years
about 824 kiloparsecs
epoch J2000
has central dust
gas
resolved stellar populations
hasNucleus yes
hasStellarPopulation old stars
young stars
isCompanionOf Andromeda Galaxy
surface form: M31
isPartOf Andromeda subgroup
surface form: Andromeda subgroup of the Local Group
isVisibleWith small telescopes
locatedInConstellation Andromeda Galaxy
surface form: Andromeda
mass about 7×10^8 solar masses
memberOf Local Group
messierNumber M110
metallicity sub-solar
morphologicalType dE5
observedIn infrared wavelengths
optical wavelengths
radio wavelengths
orientation nearly edge-on
radialVelocity −241 km/s
rightAscension 00h 40m 22s
satelliteOf Andromeda Galaxy
shows mixed-age stellar populations
recent star formation
tidal interaction with Andromeda Galaxy
starFormationHistory extended and episodic
surfaceBrightnessProfile elliptical

Referenced by (7)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

M32 alsoKnownAs NGC 205
this entity surface form: PGC 2557
M32 nearSkyNeighbor NGC 205
M110 alsoKnownAs NGC 205
M110 catalogueDesignation NGC 205
this entity surface form: PGC 2557
Andromeda I alternativeName NGC 205
this entity surface form: PGC 2554
NGC 224 hasSatelliteGalaxy NGC 205