Andromeda Satellite Galaxy M32 Profile

Andromeda Satellite Galaxy M32 Profile in Hi-Definition. ------- Image Info -------- M32 is a satellite of the great spiral galaxy in Andromeda M31, which dominates the small group of galaxies of which our own Milky Way is a member. M31 can be seen with the naked eye as a spindle-shaped "cloud" the width of the full moon, and its small companion M32 can be seen with a small telescope. Observations made with ground-based telescopes showed an abrupt increase in the orbital velocities of stars towards the center of M32. This data led the astronomers to conclude that M32 must have a strong but unseen concentration of mass at its center. A black hole at least several million times the mass of the sun is the most likely type of object matching these characteristics. God Is Great .