Messier 110
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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.
Dwarf elliptical galaxy Messier 110 in Andromeda
In this drawing by Charles Messier, satellite galaxy M110 appears at the upper right.
The Andromeda Galaxy and its satellite galaxy, Messier 110, to the bottom-right of the center
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The Messier objects are a set of 110 astronomical objects catalogued by the French astronomer Charles Messier in his Catalogue des Nébuleuses et des Amas d'Étoiles. Because Messier was interested only
Messier 110
…her discovery in 1785. The suggestion to assign the galaxy a Messier number was made by Kenneth Glyn Jones in 1967, making it the last member of the Messier List. This galaxy has a morphological classification of pec dE5, indicating a dwarf elliptical galaxy with a flattening of 50%. It is designated peculiar…
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