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Messier 110 and NGC 1976. By: Vaite Mahuru. Photographs. Messier 110. Common Name: Elliptical Galaxy Constellation: Andromeda Satellite of the Andromeda Galaxy Dwarf spheroidal galaxy Contains: some dust and hints of star formation. Right ascension: 00h Declination: Dec 41 °
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Messier 110andNGC 1976 By: Vaite Mahuru
Messier 110 • Common Name: Elliptical Galaxy • Constellation: Andromeda • Satellite of the Andromeda Galaxy • Dwarf spheroidal galaxy • Contains: some dust and hints of star formation. • Right ascension: 00h • Declination: Dec 41° • Apparent Dimension: 21.9 x 11.0 • Apparent Magnitude: 8.92
Distance • 2,690 ± 90 kly • (820 ± 28 kpc)
History • Charles Messier never included the galaxy in his famous list, it was depicted by him, together with M32. • The suggestion to assign the galaxy a Messier number was made by Kenneth Glyn Jones in 1967.
NGC 1976 • Common Name: Orion Nebula • Easiest to locate • Lies In the Middle of Orion’s Sword • Brightest Nebula in the sky • Constellation: Orion • Right Ascension: 5h • Declination: -5° • Distance: 1,350 Light Years (400 Parsecs)