Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Cassiopeia (Cas)  ·  Contains:  NGC 147
NGC 147, Colin McGill
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NGC 147

NGC 147, Colin McGill
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NGC 147

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Dwarf galaxy in Cassiopeia. A satellite galaxy to M31, and likely gravitationally bound to NGC 185. Since these objects are not disrupted, and are known to be old from the presence of RR Lyrae stars, they cannot have come close to M31 or they would be tidally disrupted.

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NGC 147, Colin McGill