Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Cassiopeia (Cas)  ·  Contains:  NGC 185
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NGC 185, Earle Waghorne
NGC 185
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NGC 185

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NGC 185

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NGC 185 or Caldwell 18 is a dwarf spheroid galaxy, located about 2.08 million light years from Earth. It is a satellite of the Andromeda galaxy and was discovered in 1787 by the British astronomer William Herschel. [1,2]

[1] https://science.nasa.gov/mission/hubble/science/explore-the-night-sky/hubble-caldwell-catalog/caldwell-18/
[2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NGC_185

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NGC 185, Earle Waghorne