M32

M32 — galaxy, explore its interactive 3D model in Cosmoscope.

Explore M32 in an interactive 3D view of space. See its catalogue position, distance and astronomical facts.

A dense little ball of old stars hugging Andromeda — most likely the surviving nucleus of a galaxy that M31 tore apart and swallowed.

Type

Compact elliptical (cE2)

Distance

2.6 million light-years

Note

Stripped core of a once-larger galaxy

Explore M32 in 3D

M32 is placed in three-dimensional space using catalogue coordinates and an adopted astronomical distance. Rotate and zoom to explore the model. Stellar surfaces, gas structure and dust depths may be reconstructed or illustrative, as described in its facts; this is not live imagery from a telescope.