Messier 110 (also known as M110 and NGC 205) is a dwarf spheroidal galaxy that is a satellite of the Andromeda Galaxy.[4] M110 contains some dust and hints of recent star formation, which is unusual for dwarf elliptical galaxies in general.[4]
History [edit]
Although Charles Messier never included the galaxy in his famous list, it was depicted by him, together with M32, on a drawing of the Andromeda galaxy; a label on the drawing indicates that Messier first observed NGC 205 on August 10, 1773.[5] The galaxy was independently discovered by Caroline Herschel on August 27, 1783; her brother William Herschel described her discovery in 1785.[5] The suggestion to assign the galaxy a Messier number was made by Kenneth Glyn Jones in 1967.[6]
In 1999, Johnson and Modjaz discovered a nova in M110.[7]
Unlike M32, NGC205 does not show evidence for a supermassive black hole at its center.[8]
See also [edit]
References [edit]
- ^ A.W. McConnachie, M.J. Irwin, A.M.N. Ferguson, R.A. Ibata, G.F. Lewis, N. Tanvir (2005). "Distances and metallicities for 17 Local Group galaxies". Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society 356 (4): 979–997. arXiv:astro-ph/0410489. Bibcode:2005MNRAS.356..979M. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2966.2004.08514.x.
- ^ J.L.E. Dreyer, R.W. Sinnott (1988). R.W. Sinnott, ed. NGC 2000.0: The Complete New General Catalogue and Index Catalogues of Nebulae and Star Clusters by J. L. E. Dreyer. Sky Publishing Corporation and Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0-933346-51-4.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 205. Retrieved 2006-11-29.
- ^ a b A. Sandage, J. Bedke (1994). Carnegie Atlas of Galaxies. Carnegie Institution of Washington. ISBN 0-87279-667-1.
- ^ a b K.G. Jones (1991). Messier's Nebulae and Star Clusters (2nd ed.). Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0-521-37079-5.
- ^ K.G. Jones (1967). "Some New Notes on Messier's Catalogue". Sky & Telescope 33: 156–158. Bibcode:1967S&T....33..156J.
- ^ van den Bergh, S. (2000). "Updated Information on the Local Group". Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific 112 (770): 529–536. arXiv:astro-ph/0001040. Bibcode:2000PASP..112..529V. doi:10.1086/316548.
- ^ Valluri, M.; Ferrarese, L.; Merritt, D.; Joseph, C.J. (2005). "The Low End of the Supermassive Black Hole Mass Function: Constraining the Mass of a Nuclear Black Hole in NGC 205 via Stellar Kinematics". Astrophysical Journal 628 (1): 137–152. arXiv:astro-ph/0502493. Bibcode:2005ApJ...628..137V. doi:10.1086/430752.
External links [edit]
- Messier 110 on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS, GALEX, IRAS, Hydrogen α, X-Ray, Astrophoto, Sky Map, Articles and images
- SEDS: Elliptical Galaxy M110
- Fohring, Dora; Merrifield, Michael. "M110 – Dwarf Galaxy". Deep Space Videos. Brady Haran.
Coordinates:
00h 40m 22.1s, +41° 41′ 07″