Messier 32 is a dwarf "early-type" galaxy about 2,490,000 light-years from the Solar System, appearing in the constellation Andromeda. M32 is a satellite galaxy of the Andromeda Galaxy and was discovered by Guillaume Le Gentil in 1749.
The galaxy is a prototype of the relatively rare compact elliptical class. Half the stars concentrate within inner core with an effective radius of 330 light-years.
