M110 (NGC 205)

M110 (NGC 205) — galaxy, shown live in Cosmoscope, a real-time 3D map of the universe.

Andromeda's larger elliptical satellite — unusually, it still holds clouds of dust and a few young stars near its heart, rare for a dwarf elliptical.

Type
Dwarf elliptical (dE5)
Distance
2.7 million light-years
Note
Faint dust and young stars near its core

Seeing M110 (NGC 205) in real time

M110 (NGC 205) is placed at its true position on the sky and at its real measured distance, not as a flat backdrop. Fly out from the Sun in the live 3D view and watch it change from a point of light into structure as you approach, with the scale bar showing just how far out you have travelled.

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