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NGC 185

Dwarf galaxy · Galaxy in the constellation Cassiopeia

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NGC 185
Picture: NASA Hubble Space Telescope, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons.

About NGC 185

NGC 185 is about 2.12 million light-years from the Sun, so the light we see from it left about 2.12 million years ago.

The map lists it as a dwarf galaxy and shows it at the scale of the Milky Way and the Local Group, drawn on the plane of the Milky Way.

Key numbers

Distance2.12 million light-years (0.65 Mpc)
Distance methodLVDB (RR Lyrae, TRGB or other)
Supergalactic coordinatesSGL 343.3°, SGB +14.3°
Absolute magnitude (V)-15.6
Stellar mass2.95 × 10⁸ suns

Data: Local Volume Database v1.1.1 (Pace 2025).

Where it is

Its place in the universe, from the inside out: Local Group › Virgo Supercluster › Laniakea Supercluster › Observable universe.

Zoom out to see it in context: Local Group, a view about 10 million light-years across.

From Wikipedia

NGC 185 (also known as Caldwell 18) is a dwarf spheroidal galaxy located 2.08 million light-years from Earth, appearing in the constellation Cassiopeia. It is a member of the Local Group, and is a satellite of the Andromeda Galaxy (M31).

Excerpt from the Wikipedia article NGC 185, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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