NGC 205
E111285
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.
All labels observed (3)
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.
this entity surface form:
PGC 2557
this entity surface form:
PGC 2557
this entity surface form:
PGC 2554