Messier Index/M110
| Messier 110[1] | |
|---|---|
| Observation data (w:J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Andromeda[2] |
| Right ascension | 00h 40m 22.1s[3] |
| Declination | +41° 41′ 07″[3] |
| Type | E5 pec[3] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 8.92[3] |
| Other designations | |
| NGC 0205[3], PGC 002429[3], MCG +07-02-014[3], IRAS 00376+4124[3], LEDA 2429 | |
Messier 110 (also known as M110 and NGC 205) is a w:dwarf elliptical galaxy that is a satellite of the w:Andromeda Galaxy.[4] M110 contains some dust and hints of recent star formation, which is unusual for dwarf elliptical galaxies in general.[4]
History
M110 was serendipitously discovered on August 10, 1773 by w:Charles Messier, who was making observations of the Andromeda Galaxy at the time.[5] The galaxy was independently discovered by w:Caroline Herschel on August 27, 1783; her brother w:William Herschel described her discovery in 1785.[5] Although the galaxy was not originally included in Messier's first catalogue, it was later added by w:Kenneth Glyn Jones in 1966.[5][6] M110 remains the last object added to the Messier catalog.
In 1999, Johnson and Modjaz discovered a w:nova in M110.[7]
References
- ↑ McConnachie, A. W.; Irwin, M. J.; Ferguson, A. M. N.; Ibata, R. A.; Lewis, G. F.; Tanvir, N. (2005). "Distances and metallicities for 17 Local Group galaxies". Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 356 (4): 979–997. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2966.2004.08514.x.
{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ↑ R. W. Sinnott, editor (1988). The Complete New General Catalogue and Index Catalogue of Nebulae and Star Clusters by J. L. E. Dreyer. Sky Publishing Corporation and Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0-933-34651-4.
{{cite book}}:|author=has generic name (help) - ↑ a b c d e f g h "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 205. Retrieved 2006-11-29.
- ↑ a b A. Sandage, J. Bedke (1994). Carnegie Atlas of Galaxies. Washington, D.C.: Carnegie Institution of Washington. ISBN 0-87279-667-1.
- ↑ a b c K. G. Jones (1991). Messier's Nebulae and Star Clusters (2nd ed.). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0-521-37079-5.
- ↑ Hartmut Frommert and Christine Kronberg (w:August 30, w:2007). "Messier Object 110". Students for the Exploration and Development of Space. Archived from the original on 1999-04-20. Retrieved 2007-10-14.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ↑ van den Bergh, Sidney (April 2000), "Updated Information on the Local Group", The Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific, 112 (770): 529–536, doi:10.1086/316548
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