Local Group - Wikipedia
WEBThe Local Group is the galaxy group that includes the Milky Way, where Earth is located. It has a total diameter of roughly 3 megaparsecs (10 million light-years; 9 × 10 19 kilometres), [1] and a total mass of the order of 2 × 10 12 solar masses (4 × 10 42 kg). [2]
The Universe within 5 million Light Years - The Local Group of …
WEBShown below are four of the galaxies in the Local Group. The Triangulum galaxy (left) is a spiral galaxy and the third largest galaxy in the local group, it contains 50 billion stars. NGC 147 (top centre) is a dwarf elliptical galaxy and IC 10 (top right) is a dwarf irregular galaxy, they both contain tens of millions of stars.
The Local Group is our galactic neighborhood - EarthSky
WEBOct 24, 2023 · 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...
Interactive 3D Map of the Universe - In-The-Sky.org
WEBAn interactive three-dimensional chart of the nearest stars and galaxies to the Sun. Rotate and zoom the Universe to see the structure of the cosmos.
The Local Group - Imagine the Universe!
WEBOct 22, 2020 · 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.
The Local Group: Our galactic neighborhood | Astronomy.com
WEBAug 5, 2019 · The Milky Way’s nearest cosmic neighbors, the Magellanic Clouds (right), reign in the southern sky, but our Local Group is home to many other small satellite galaxies.
Astronomers chart galaxy orbits in our Local Supercluster
WEBDec 12, 2017 · Interactive visualization of the fully nonlinear gravitationally induced trajectories of a nearly complete set of galaxies, groups, and clusters in the Local Supercluster constructed in a ...
A guide to our galactic neighborhood - Astronomy Magazine
WEBFeb 22, 2019 · The Andromeda Galaxy (M31) stands as the largest member of the Local Group. This view shows the dusty spiral arms that make up its disk and its yellowish galactic bulge. Also note two of its...
Our Galaxy - Our Local Group - astronomyonline.org
WEBOur Milky Way galaxy is a member of a larger group called the Local Group. The local group is also a part of a larger cluster, but that is covered in the Cosmology section. Our local group has a diameter of around 1 Mpc. The map is color coded:
The Local Group: a guide to our galaxy's neighbourhood
WEBOur galaxy the Milky Way is just one member of the Local Group of galaxies.