It is the Sagittarius Dwarf Galaxy. The Canis Major Dwarf Galaxy is the second closest to the milky way.
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
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.
The Large Magellanic Cloud is the third closest Galaxy to the Milky Way, after the Sagittarius Dwarf Galaxy and the Canis Major Dwarf Galaxy.
Yes, the Milky Way is a member of the Local Group, which is a small cluster of galaxies that includes about 54 galaxies. The Local Group is gravitationally bound together and the Milky Way is one of the largest galaxies within it.
The clouds of Magellan and the Sagittarius dwarf are examples of satellite galaxies, which are small galaxies that orbit larger galaxies like our Milky Way. They are located relatively close to the Milky Way and are gravitationally bound to it.
In general, dwarf galaxies are smaller than spiral galaxies like our Milky Way.
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).
The closest galaxy to the Milky Way is the Andromeda galaxy.
Our own galaxy, the Milky Way, and our closest neighboring galaxy, Andromeda, are both spiral galaxies.
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.
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.