1. Locations

Local Group

The Local Group is a Galaxy group that is home to at least 80 Galaxies (mostly Dwarf Galaxies) and 2 Spiral Galaxies.

Galaxies (By size): Andromeda, Milky Way, Triangulum Dwarf Galaxy, 

  • The Andromeda Galaxy's Satalite System consists of Messier 32, Messier 110, NGC 147, NGC 185, Andromeda I, II, III, V, VI, (also known as the Pegasus Dwarf Spheroidal Galaxy, or Pegasus dSph), VII (also known as the Cassiopeia Dwarf Galaxy), VIII, IX, X, XI, XIX, XXI and XXII, plus several additional Ultra Faint Spheroidal Ggalaxies.
  • The Milky Way's Satalite System consists of the Sagittarius Dwarf Galaxy, Large Magellanic Cloud, Small Magellanic, Canis Major Dwarf Galaxy (disputed, considered by some not a galaxy), Ursa Minor Dwarf Galaxy, Draco Dwarf Galaxy, Carina Dwarf Galaxy, Sextan's Dwarf Galaxy, Sculptor Dwarf Galaxy, Fornax dwarf Galaxy, Leo I (Dwarf Galaxy), Leo II (Dwarf Galaxy), Ursa Minor I Dwarf Galaxy and Ursa Minor II Dwarf Galaxy, plus several additional Ultra Faint Spheroidal Galaxies.


Size: Diameter of 3 Megaparsecs (10 Million Light Years)


Located inside of the Virgo Supercluster.

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