M110 Observation Details
M110 Daily Motion
M110 will rise before twilight begins, at 16:22, and will reach 18° elevation by the time twilight commences at 18:38. It will reach its transit at 86° by 01:12 and gradually fade away as the night ends at 03:38, maintaining an elevation of around 62°.M110 will be visible until March, 9, when it will move too close to the Sun. During this time, its proximity to the Sun will cause it to disappear from the night sky, making it unobservable for a while.
M110 Visibility Timetable on August 30
M110 Rise and Set Timetable
| Time | Elevation | |
| Moon Rise, 36.6% illuminated | 10:57 | -5° |
| M110 rise | 16:22 | |
| Sunset | 17:39 | 9° |
| Civil sunset | 18:07 | 13° |
| Astrosession begin | 19:12 | 24° |
| Moon Set | 20:42 | 39° |
| M110 transit | 01:12 | 86° |
| Astrosession end | 03:05 | 68° |
| Civil sunrise | 04:10 | 56° |
| Sunrise | 04:38 | 51° |
| M110 set | 10:02 |
Track M110 Position Throughout the Night
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Where is M110 right now?
M110 is located in the constellation Andromeda, at right ascension 00h 40m 22s" and declination 41° 41' 07s. At the current time, it is below the horizon and not visible from your location.M110 - Satellite Galaxy
M110 is a dwarf elliptical galaxy located in the constellation Andromeda. It was discovered by Charles Messier in 1773 and later added to the Messier catalog. M110 is a satellite galaxy of the Andromeda Galaxy (M31) and is known for its elongated shape and bright core.
M110 spans about 15,000 light-years across and contains a massive population of old stars. The galaxy is approximately 2.7 million light-years away from Earth and has an apparent magnitude of 8.0, making it visible with binoculars or a small telescope.
M110 Image Gallery
DSS Blue
DSS Red
DSS Near-Infrared
DSS Composite image
The photos are taken from the Digitized Sky Survey 2 (DSS2), which was produced at the Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI) under NASA contract, using data from the UK Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC), the European Southern Observatory (ESO), and the National Geographic Society-Palomar Observatory Sky Survey (POSS II).
Special thanks to the National Optical Astronomy Observatory (NOAO), the Royal Observatory, Edinburgh, and the California Institute of Technology for their significant contributions.
Finder Chart for M110
| Object name | M110 |
| Field of view | |
| Limiting magnitude | |
| M110 coordinates | 0.6728, 41.68531 |
| Center coordinates | 0.6728, 41.68531 |
M110 Passage Through Night
Current position of M110
| Time | 15:36 |
| Latitude | 37.3541 |
| Longitude | -121.955 |
| M110 elevation | -5° |
| M110 Azimuth | -26° |
Annual motion of M110
| Date | Sun, 31 August 2025 |
| Twighlight start | 19:09 |
| Twighlight end | 03:03 |
| Twighlight duration | 8h 54m |
| Rise | 16:18 |
| Set | 09:58 |
| Elevation at transit | 86° |
| Transit time | 01:08 |
| Equatorial coordinates | RA: 00h 40m 22s", Dec: 41° 41' 07s |
| Magnitude | 8 |
| Constellation | Andromeda |
The graph is structured with the vertical axis showing the hours of the day, ranging from 12 AM to 12 AM the next day, while the horizontal axis spans each day of the year.
The reddish shaded area indicates the periods when the M110 is above the horizon, visible to observers. The white line marks the times when the celestial object reaches its highest point in the sky each day, known as the transit.
Astrometric & Physical Parameters of M110
Coordinates & Visibility
| Right Ascension | 0.6728° |
| Declination | 41.68531° |
| Magnitude | 8.15 |
| Constellation | Andromeda |
| Elevation | -4.6° |
| Azimuth | -25.8° |
Data Credits
The nebulae information on this page is sourced from the OpenNGC project, developed by Matteo Verga. OpenNGC provides detailed data on the NGC catalog, which is a valuable resource for exploring deep-sky objects such as nebulae.
For more details or to contribute to OpenNGC, visit the official GitHub repository: OpenNGC on GitHub.