What is the nearest large galaxy?
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What is the nearest large galaxy?
galaxy Andromeda
The nearest large galaxy is the spiral galaxy Andromeda.
What is beyond the local group?
Explanation: Far beyond the local group of galaxies lies NGC 3621, some 22 million light-years away. This beautiful image of NGC 3621, is a composite of space- and ground-based telescope data. It traces the loose spiral arms far from the galaxy’s brighter central regions for some 100,000 light-years.
What are the three largest galaxies in the Local Group?
Bottom line: The Local Group of galaxies consists of three large galaxies – the Andromeda Galaxy (biggest), our Milky Way (2nd-biggest) and the Triangulum Galaxy (3rd biggest) – along with 50 or so much-smaller dwarf galaxies.
What are the five closest galaxies?
Closest galaxies
| Title | Galaxy | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Nearest galaxy to our own | Canis Major Dwarf | 0.025 Mly |
| Nearest dwarf galaxy | Canis Major Dwarf | 0.025 Mly |
| Nearest major galaxy to our own | Andromeda Galaxy | 2.54 Mly |
| Nearest giant galaxy | Centaurus A | 12 Mly |
What is the local group part of?
The group itself is a part of the larger Virgo Supercluster, which may be a part of the Laniakea Supercluster. The exact number of galaxies in the Local Group is unknown as some are occluded by the Milky Way; however, at least 80 members are known, most of which are dwarf galaxies.
Which galaxies are in our Local Group?
One of the most prominent members of the Local group is M31, the Andromeda Galaxy. It has two small satellite galaxies, M32 and M110. Also prominent in the local group is the Triangulum Galaxy (M33), Leo I, and NGC 6822.
What galaxies are part of our Local Group?
How many galaxies are in the Local Group?
30 galaxies
There are over 30 galaxies that are considered to be in the local group, and they are spread over a diameter of nearly 10 million light years, with the center of them being somewhere between the Milky Way and M31. M31 and the Milky Way are the most massive members of the Local Group, with M33 being the 3rd largest.
What is the largest galaxy?
IC 1101
It’s difficult to characterize what the largest galaxies are, because they don’t really have precise boundaries, but the largest galaxies we know of are millions of light-years across. The biggest known galaxy is IC 1101, which is 50 times the Milky Way’s size and about 2,000 times more massive.