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  Epoch J20000
  Type E2
  Ra 00<sup>h</sup> 42<sup>m</sup> 418<sup>s</sup>
  Dec +40&deg 51' 52"
  Dist Ly 29 Million Ly
  Appmag V +81
  Size V 76' &times 58'
  Constellation Name Andromeda
  Radius Ly 4,000 ly
  Absmag V 125
  Notes Satellite Galaxy of the<br> Andromeda Galaxy
  Names NGC 221


M32 (also known as ''NGC 221'') is a Dwarf Elliptical Galaxy about 2.9 Million Light-year s away in the Constellation Andromeda . M32 is a Satellite Galaxy of the famous Andromeda Galaxy (M31) and was discovered by Le Gentil in 1749 and measures only 8,000 light-years in diameter. Like most galaxies of it's type, M32 contains only old stars with no star formation taken place for at least the last few billion years.


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