Messier 32, also known as NGC 221 or Le Gentil (the proper name for this galaxy), was one of the Andromeda Galaxy's satellite galaxies. This elliptical galaxy was visible from Earth in the constellation Andromeda and was approximately 2.5 million light years from Sol.
A picture of Messier 32 was on display in the briefing room of the USS Enterprise when the crew was reviewing star charts to search for the origin of an unknown buoy. (TOS: "The Corbomite Maneuver")
The galaxy's proper name was a reference to the French astronomer Guillaume Le Gentil, who discovered the galaxy in the 18th century.
External links[]
- M32 at Memory Beta, the wiki for licensed Star Trek works
- Messier 32 at Wikipedia
- List of Andromeda's satellite galaxies at Wikipedia
- Elliptical galaxy at Wikipedia