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Oct 2001

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"Encyclopedia of Astronomy and Astrophysics, Edited by Paul Murdin, article 6032. Bristol: Institute of Physics Publishing, 2001

Astronomy and Astrophysics

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Galaxies, Individual Galaxies

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M32 is an elliptical galaxy (type E2) in Andromeda, a dwarf companion to the Andromeda galaxy M31. It was the first elliptical galaxy to be discovered (Le Gentil, 1749). Its proximity (725 kpc) allowed its outer regions to be resolved into stars by the first generation of large optical telescopes (Baade 1944). Dynamically, it is thought to be dominated by a central supermassive object (similar to...

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