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C18

NGC 185

Elliptical Galaxy in Cassiopeia

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Proper Name	None
Caldwell Number	C18
NGC/IC Number	NGC 185
Constellation	Cassiopeia
Right Ascension	0h 38m 58s
Declination	+48° 20' 15"
Distance	c.2,100,000 light years c.700,000 parsecs
Magnitude	Apparent: +9.21 Absolute: -14.87
Mean Diameter	Apparent: 12.9' x 10.8' Actual: 7,700 light years
Hubble Type	E3 pec Elliptical
Optimum Visibility	October (Usually visible from northern latitudes)
Notes	One of a pair of dwarf elliptical galaxies in the southern regions of Cassiopeia, the other member of the pair being C17 (or NGC 147). Together these two small galaxies form a satellite pair to the huge Andromeda Galaxy, which lies directly to the south of C18 in the sky.

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