Local Group - Wikipedia
The 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 Local Group is our galactic neighborhood - EarthSky
Oct 24, 2023 · What is the Local Group? Our universe contains at least hundreds of billions of galaxies, maybe trillions, in all shapes and sizes. Most are very far away from our home galaxy, the Milky...
The Local Group: Our galactic neighborhood | Astronomy.com
Aug 5, 2019 · The approximately 85 gravitationally bound galaxies near the Milky Way are collectively known as the Local Group.
The Local Group - Imagine the Universe!
Oct 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: a guide to our galaxy's neighbourhood
Our Galaxy and its neighbour the Andromeda Galaxy are locked together by gravity. Caught along with them are a host of 30-50 smaller galaxies, among them M33 in Triangulum and the Magellanic Clouds. Together, they make up the Local Group.
Local Group | Galaxies, Star Clusters & Nebulae | Britannica
Oct 19, 2024 · Local Group, in astronomy, the group of more than 20 galaxies to which the Milky Way Galaxy belongs. About half are elliptical galaxies, with the remainder being of the spiral or irregular type. As in other clusters of galaxies, members are probably kept from separating by …
What is the Local Group? - Universe Today
May 4, 2009 · The Milky Way is just one galaxy located in a vast cluster of galaxies known as the Local Group. This group contains more than 50 galaxies (mostly dwarf galaxies). The total size of the Local...
The Universe within 5 million Light Years - The Local Group of …
Some of the galaxies in the Local Group. Shown 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 ...
A guide to our galactic neighborhood - Astronomy Magazine
Feb 22, 2019 · These two giants — cosmic neighbors 2.5 million light-years apart — anchor our Local Group of galaxies. This gravitationally bound collection spans about 10 million light-years and contains...
Our Galactic Neighborhood - Center for Astrophysics
Jan 8, 2009 · Our Milky Way galaxy is not alone in its cosmic neighborhood. It belongs to the “Local Group,” a set of about 30 galaxies that are held together by their mutual gravitational attraction.