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Local Group
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| The Local Group of Galaxies | |
The cluster of galaxies to which the Milky Way belongs.
The Local Group includes the Milky Way, the larger Andromeda Galaxy (M31), the Triangulum Galaxy (M33), and dozens of smaller galaxies. Most of these are dwarf ellipticals. The Local Group is considered to be an 'irregular cluster.'
The Local Group is home to a wide variety of xenosophont civilizations.
Some Local Group Galaxies | |
| Large Magellanic Cloud | Diameter: 30,000ly - Distance: 163,000ly |
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| Small Magellanic Cloud | Diameter: 20,000ly - Distance: 190,000ly |
| NGC 6822 | Diameter: 15,000ly - Distance: 1,800,000ly |
| NGC 205 | Diameter: 11,000ly - Distance: 2,200,000ly |
| Andromeda | Diameter: 150,000ly - Distance: 2,200,000ly |
| Triangulum | Diameter: 40,000ly - Distance: 2,400,000ly |
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Text by M. Alan Kazlev
Updated 30 September 2018
Initially published on 03 December 2001.
Updated 30 September 2018
Initially published on 03 December 2001.
