UGC 452
E459103
UGC 452, better known as Messier 32 (M32), is a compact dwarf elliptical satellite galaxy of the Andromeda Galaxy in the Local Group.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
compact galaxy
ⓘ
dwarf elliptical galaxy ⓘ satellite galaxy ⓘ |
| absoluteMagnitudeV | -16.5 ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
M32
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Messier 32 NERFINISHED ⓘ NGC 221 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| angularSize |
6.4 arcminutes
ⓘ
8.7 arcminutes ⓘ |
| apparentMagnitudeV | 8.1 ⓘ |
| blackHoleMass | 2.5 million solar masses ⓘ |
| catalog |
Messier catalogue
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
New General Catalogue NERFINISHED ⓘ Uppsala General Catalogue NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| catalogNumber |
M32
ⓘ
NGC 221 NERFINISHED ⓘ UGC 452 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constellation | Andromeda NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contains | supermassive black hole ⓘ |
| declination | +40° 51′ 55″ ⓘ |
| discoverer | Guillaume Le Gentil NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| discoveryYear | 1749 ⓘ |
| distanceFromEarth |
2.5 million light-years
ⓘ
770 kiloparsecs ⓘ |
| hasColor | yellowish ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
compact elliptical morphology
ⓘ
deficit of globular clusters ⓘ tidal truncation ⓘ |
| hasNucleus | compact stellar nucleus ⓘ |
| hasStarFormation | very low current star formation rate ⓘ |
| hasStellarPopulation | old stars ⓘ |
| isExampleOf | compact elliptical galaxy ⓘ |
| isNearestOfType | one of the nearest elliptical galaxies ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Local Group NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| memberOf | Local Group NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| metallicity | relatively high ⓘ |
| morphologicalType | cE2 ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Charles Messier NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| near | center of the Andromeda Galaxy ⓘ |
| observedIn |
X-ray wavelengths
ⓘ
infrared wavelengths ⓘ optical wavelengths ⓘ |
| radialVelocity | -205 km/s ⓘ |
| redshift | -0.000677 ⓘ |
| rightAscension | 00h 42m 41.8s ⓘ |
| satelliteOf | Andromeda Galaxy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| stellarPopulationAge | several billion years ⓘ |
| surfaceBrightness | high ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.