M32, NGC 221
M32 is a type E2 dwarf elliptical galaxy, and is one of the companions to the giant Andromeda Galaxy M31 (in Andromeda, oddly enough). NGC221 is a dwarf by galactic standards, as it is only 2400 light-years across. KPNO 4-meter Mayall telescope, 1975.
Credit:NOIRLab/NSF/AURA
About the Image
Id: | noao-02326 |
Type: | Observation |
Release date: | June 30, 2020, 9:33 p.m. |
Size: | 2500 x 2000 px |