NGC 221
Le Gentil
NGC 221 is a elliptical galaxy located in the constellation of Andromeda. The NGC is a catalog of 7,840 nebulae, star clusters, and galaxies. Here are the key stats on NGC 221:
| NGC: | NGC 221 |
| Common name: | Le Gentil |
| Messier: | M 32 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | elliptical |
| Galaxy morph class: | E |
| Constellation: | Andromeda |
| Surface brightness: | 22.1 mag/arcsec2 |
| V-mag (visual): | 8.13 |
| B-mag (blue): | 8.89 |
| J-mag (IR): | 6.28 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 5.37 |
| Right Ascension: | 00:42:41.83 |
| Declination: | 40:51:55.00 |
| Major axis: | 7.74 ' |
| Minor axis: | 4.86 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 170° |
| Radial velocity: | -199 km/s |
| Redshift: | -0.00066 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS