It is difficult to accurately measure the distances to other stars in our own galaxy, not to mention the distances to other galaxies. The Milky Way galaxy, of which our solar system is a tiny part, is a little bigger than the average, but not greatly so.
The nearest other galaxies to ours are the Large Magellanic Cloud and the Small Magellanic Cloud, which are dwarf satellite galaxies of the Milky Way.
The nearest and the largest galaxy to the Milkyway is the "Andromeda Galaxy."
Not counting the Magellanic Clouds (which are minielliptical galaxies orbiting our galaxy), the Andromeda galaxy is the galaxy nearest to our galaxy.
The nearest Spiral Galaxy is our own Milky Way Galaxy. After that, is the Andromeda Galaxy.
The nearest non-dwarf galaxy is the Andromeda galaxy.
The second nearest is the Saggitarius Dwarf Spheroidal Galaxy.
Andromeda Galaxy is the nearest spiral galaxy to our Milky Way Galaxy. It is the largest galaxy of the Local Group, which also contains the Milky Way, the Triangulum Galaxy, and about 30 other smaller galaxies.
The second nearest is the Saggitarius Dwarf Spheroidal Galaxy.
Andromeda Galaxy
The nearest galaxy to us is the Canis Major Dwarf about 0.025 million light years away.
the andromeda galaxy
the andromeda galaxy
The Milky Way Galaxy - the one we are in.