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| physical object > natural object > celestial body > collection of stars > galaxy > dwarf galaxy > satellite galaxy > dwarf elliptical satellite galaxy > M 32 |
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| M 32 comparison table | ||||||||||
| Subject | has purpose | is part of | is a kind of | has catalog | has number of star | is an instance of | has definition | has distance | orbit | has Messier number |
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| dwarf elliptical satellite galaxy | satellite galaxy | galaxy catalog | 106 to 1012 | |||||||
| Messier object | originally to catalog all objects which could be confused with a comet | celestial sphere | celestial body | Messier catalog | an object assigned a number by Charles Messier | from Earth | ||||
| M 32 | originally to catalog all objects which could be confused with a comet | celestial sphere | Messier catalog | 106 to 1012 | Messier object | An elliptical galaxy that orbits the Andromeda galaxy. | from Earth | Andromeda galaxy | 32 |
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