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NGC 185 (also known as Caldwell 18) is a dwarf spheroidal galaxy about 2.08 million light-years away in the constellation Cassiopeia. It is a member of the Local group and is a satellite galaxy of the Andromeda Galaxy (M31). NGC 185 was discovered by William Herschel on November 30 1787 and he cataloged it H II.707.

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