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Closest Galaxies to Earth
This list features the closest galaxies to the Milky Way.
RANK | GALAXY | DISTANCE (light years) | DISTANCE (miles) | DESCRIPTION |
1 | Milky Way | 0 | 0 miles | Home galaxy of Earth |
2 | Canis Major Dwarf | 25,000 | 146.97 quadrillion miles | Satellite of Milky Way |
3 | Segue 1 | 75,000 | 446.91 quadrillion miles | Satellite of Milky Way |
4 | Sagittarius Dwarf (Sag DEG) | 70,000 | 413.29 quadrillion miles | Satellite or part of Milky Way |
5 | Large Magellanic Cloud | 160,000 | 953.70 quadrillion miles | Satellite of Milky Way |
6 | Small Magellanic Cloud | 190,000 | 1,128.79 quadrillion miles | Satellite of Milky Way |
7 | Ursa Minor Dwarf | 205,500 | 1,223.72 quadrillion miles | Satellite of Milky Way |
8 | Draco Dwarf | 248,000 | 1,465.45 quadrillion miles | Satellite of Milky Way |
9 | Sculptor Dwarf | 254,000 | 1,494.09 quadrillion miles | Satellite of Milky Way |
10 | Sextans Dwarf | 257,500 | 1,516.05 quadrillion miles | Satellite of Milky Way |
11 | Carina Dwarf | 283,500 | 1,688.49 quadrillion miles | Satellite of Milky Way |
12 | Fornax Dwarf | 427,000 | 2,530.27 quadrillion miles | Satellite of Milky Way |
13 | Leo II | 701,000 | 4,142.62 quadrillion miles | Independent (Separate Gravitational Influence) |
14 | Leo I | 890,000 | 5,263.48 quadrillion miles | Independent (Separate Gravitational Influence) |
15 | Phoenix Dwarf | 1.271 million | 7,542.45 quadrillion miles | Independent (Sometimes influenced by Milky Way) |
16 | Barnard's Galaxy (NGC 6822) | 1.760 million | 10,395.88 quadrillion miles | Independent (Separate structure and characteristics) |
17 | NGC 185 | 2.021 million | 11,916.13 quadrillion miles | Satellite of Andromeda |
18 | NGC 147 | 2.152 million | 12,753.68 quadrillion miles | Satellite of Andromeda |
19 | Andromeda Galaxy (M31) | 2.363 million | 15,666.80 quadrillion miles | Nearest Spiral Galaxy |
20 | Messier 32 (NGC 221) | 2.650 million | 15,666.80 quadrillion miles | Satellite of Andromeda |
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