Caldwell 18, also known as NGC 185, is a dwarf elliptical galaxy in the constellation Cassiopeia, discovered by William Herschel in 1787. It is a satellite galaxy of the Andromeda Galaxy, lies roughly 2.1 million light-years from Earth, and is unusual among dwarf spheroidal-type galaxies for showing signs of star formation within the past few hundred million years.
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Classification
Constellation CatalogueNew General Catalogue (NGC) 1 Discovery Year In the Other Atlases
In Constellation
Also in Divinity Atlas: the constellation this subject lies in.
Sources
1. Wikipedia (space and spaceflight articles)
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2. Wikidata: Caldwell 18
Wikidata Q490334, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source NGC 185 (Wikipedia)
Caldwell 18, Wikipedia - lead section, catalogue classification
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.
NGC 185, Wikipedia - lead section, constellation
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.
- In Group: Dwarf Galaxies, infobox 'type' field: dSph/dE3 (NED classification, de Vaucouleurs system) filed under Dwarf Galaxies
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