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Surprisingly, Andromeda is not the closest galaxy to the milky way galaxy; Draco is the closest dwarf galaxy to the Milky Way. Following that is Ursa Minor, and then the small Magellanic cloud, and then the large Magellanic cloud. Amazingly, Andromeda is 14 galaxies away!
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Is the milky way the smallest galaxy?
no, the milky way is a typical barred spiral with about 200 billion stars some dwarf galaxies my only have a few million stars in fact, there are 2 dwarf galaxies orbiting the milky way that are much smaller
What is the closest planet to the Milky Way?
Our solar system is in the milky way. That is the name of our galaxy so no planet is the closest.And moreover, besides that additionally as well too, all of the planets orbitingother stars that are presently being discovered by the Kepler space telescopeare in the Milky Way Galaxy, so none of them is the 'closest' either.
What is the third closest galaxy to the Milky Way?
The Large Magellanic Cloud is the third closest Galaxy to the Milky Way, after the Sagittarius Dwarf Galaxy and the Canis Major Dwarf Galaxy.
What is the closest galaxy to milky way?
It is the Sagittarius Dwarf Galaxy. The Canis Major Dwarf Galaxy is the second closest to the milky way.
Is it true that in the milky way it is a member of the local group?
The Milky Way Galaxy is the second largest galaxy, after Andromeda, in the Local Group. The Triangulum Galaxy (a.k.a., the Star Wars galaxy) is the third largest. The Local Group contains about 30 galaxies, including dwarf galaxies.
Is Canis Major Dwarf galaxy bigger than Milkyway galaxy?
In general, dwarf galaxies are smaller than spiral galaxies like our Milky Way.
Is the Andromeda Nebula Galaxy closest to The Milky Way Galaxy Or is there another that is even closer?
The closest galaxies to the Milky Way are(in order of increasing distance):Sagittarius Dwarf GalaxyCanis Major Dwarf GalaxyThe Large Magellanic CloudThe Small Magellanic CloudThe Andromeda GalaxyThe Triangulum GalaxyNote: The first four galaxies are dwarfs, which are significantly smaller than the Milky Way. The two Magellanic Clouds are in orbit around our Milky Way. The Andromeda Galaxy is around 15% heavier than the Milky Way(I'm not very sure about this, but you can check in Wikipedia). The Triangulum Galaxy is around 20% lighter than the Milky Way(Not very sure about this also).
What are other galaxies out there that is closer to ours?
The closest galaxy to the Milky Way is the Andromeda galaxy.
What is one of the spiral galaxies?
Our own galaxy, the Milky Way, and our closest neighboring galaxy, Andromeda, are both spiral galaxies.
Is the milky way getting bigger?
Yes it is believed that the Milky Way is getting bigger. A galaxy can only grow if it swallows mass from outside it. Galaxies merge and are absorbed by other galaxies in a process known as Galactic Cannibalism. It is currently believed that a dwarf Galaxy known as the Sagittarius Dwarf is being slowly swallowed by the Milky Way.
Galaxies closest to the milky way?
The Large and Small Magellanic Clouds, which are 2 small galaxies orbiting the Milky Way.The Andromeda Galaxy, which is slightly larger than the Milky Way.The Triangulum Galaxy, which is slightly smaller than the Milky Way.
Is a local group a group of galaxies?
Yes. Our local group of galaxies is made up of 3 larger galaxies (milky-way, Andromeda and M33) and several smaller or dwarf galaxies.
