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Messier 110
Sign in to saveAlso known as ISOSS J00403+4140, Dwarf Elliptical Galaxy M110, Messier Object 110, Elliptical Galaxy M110, MCG +07-02-014
elliptical galaxy in the constellation Andromeda
Messier 110 is an elliptical galaxy located in the constellation Andromeda that is actually a satellite galaxy orbiting the larger Andromeda Galaxy. It's notable as one of the few satellite galaxies visible to the naked eye under dark skies, making it an important object for understanding how galaxies interact and orbit one another.
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In the Vinony graph
Within Vinony's link graph, Messier 110 is referenced by 1,117 other articles, and connects out to New General Catalogue, list of NGC objects (1–1000) and light-year.
It is catalogued under topics including Andromeda (constellation), Andromeda Subgroup and Astronomical objects discovered in 1773.
Its subject is documented across 58 Wikipedia language editions.
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- dwarf elliptical galaxy
- Constellation
- Andromeda
- Parent body
- Andromeda Galaxy
- Distance from Earth
- 4.11
- Radius
- 7500
- Image
- M110 - Noao-m110.jpg
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- catalog code
- Gaia DR2 381334757352292096
- Commons category
- Messier 110
- discoverer or inventor
- Caroline Herschel
- time of discovery or invention
- 1773-08-10
- galaxy morphological type
- E5pec
- apparent magnitude
- 5.587
- redshift
- -0.000804
- right ascension
- 10.09189356351580
- declination
- 41.68541563746160
- radial velocity
- -246.0
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Encyclopedic overview
Messier 110, or M110, also known as NGC 205, is a dwarf elliptical galaxy that is a satellite of the Andromeda Galaxy in the Local Group.
Early observational history
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Messier 110” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.