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NGC 185

Dwarf elliptical · 2.08 million ly

Morphology
Dwarf elliptical
Type
Galaxy
Dec (deg)
48.33751
Distance from Earth
2080000
Diameter (ly)
8000
Notes
A satellite of Andromeda with an unusual amount of gas and dust for a dwarf elliptical, and a small amount of ongoing star formation.
RA (deg)
9.74142
Subgroup
Andromeda
Coordinates
00h 38m 57.9s +48° 20′ 15.0″ · NGC 185 via Sc

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From the Celestial Objects database in Notion, last edited 2026-08-21. This page is the row, rendered by the build; nothing on it is written by hand.