In general, dwarf galaxies are smaller than spiral galaxies like our Milky Way.
The Canis Major dwarf galaxy is classified as an irregular galaxy
The Canis Major Dwarf Galaxy is classified as an irregular galaxy. As the name suggests, it is also a dwarf galaxy.
Canis Major Dwarf Galaxy was created in 2003.
Horse Isle Answer: Andromeda~Callileeno on Chestnut ServerThe Canis Major Dwarf Galaxy is the closest galaxy to us but the Andromeda Galaxy is th largest spiral galaxy near us.Look on this site for more info...http://www.brighthub.com/science/space/articles/41000.aspx
Andromeda galaxy is approximately 2.5 million light years from the Milky Way however there is a dwarf galaxy discovered in 2003 named Canis Major that appears to be in the process of being absorbed by the Milky Way and Canis Major is only 42000 light years from our galactic core but only 25000 light years from Earth.
The Large Magellanic Cloud is the third closest Galaxy to the Milky Way, after the Sagittarius Dwarf Galaxy and the Canis Major Dwarf Galaxy.
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It is the Canis major dwarf galaxy. It is 25,000 light years away from the sun.
About 25,000 light years from us,
The three closest small galaxies to the Milky Way are the Canis Major Dwarf Galaxy, the Sagittarius Dwarf Spheroidal Galaxy, and the Sculptor Dwarf Galaxy. The Canis Major Dwarf is the closest, located about 25,000 light-years away, while the Sagittarius Dwarf is roughly 70,000 light-years distant. The Sculptor Dwarf Galaxy is situated about 290,000 light-years away from our galaxy. These galaxies are part of the Local Group and are significant for studies of galaxy formation and evolution.
A dwarf galaxy by virtue of it's name will be smaller than a "normal" galaxy.
The nearest galaxy to us is the Canis Major Dwarf about 0.025 million light years away.