M32 · galaxy
Messier 32
Messier 32 is a dwarf "early-type" galaxy about 2,490,000 light-years (760,000 pc) from the Solar System, appearing in the constellation Andromeda.
RA00h 42m 41sDec+40° 51' 55"
Image: Credit: Tod R. Lauer/NASA. Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Identity & coordinates
Identification
- Primary designation
- M32
- All designations
- M32 · NGC 221
- Object type
- Galaxy
- Constellation
- Andromeda
- Best viewing
- Autumn · Winter
Coordinates & physical
- Right ascension (J2000)
- 00h 42m 41s
- Declination (J2000)
- +40° 51' 55"
- Apparent magnitude (V)
- —
- Distance
- —
- Redshift (z)
- -0.000710
Visibility tonight
The science
Messier 32 is a dwarf "early-type" galaxy about 2,490,000 light-years (760,000 pc) from the Solar System, appearing in the constellation Andromeda. M32 is a satellite galaxy of the Andromeda Galaxy (M31) and was discovered by Guillaume Le Gentil in 1749.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia · CC-BY-SA-4.0
References
- SIMBAD Not resolved
- NED Fetched May 8, 2026 View in NED ↗
- Wikipedia Fetched May 8, 2026 Read full article ↗
Wikipedia title resolved via designation — fell back to an alternate catalog designation.
1 merge conflict resolved
- coordinates: SIMBAD missing → NED used