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  1. Milky Way
  2. Andromeda Galaxy.
  3. Sagittarius Dwarf Galaxy
  4. Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC)
  5. Small Magellanic Cloud (SMC)
  6. Canis Major Dwarf
  7. Ursa Minor Dwarf
  8. Draco Dwarf
  9. Carina Dwarf
  10. Sextans Dwarf
  11. Sculptor Dwarf
  12. Fornax Dwarf
  13. Leo I
  14. Leo II
  15. Ursa Major I Dwarf
  16. Ursa Major II Dwarf.
  17. M32
  18. M110
  19. NGC 147
  20. NGC 185
  21. And I
  22. And II
  23. And III
  24. And IV
  25. And V
  26. Pegasus dSph (aka And VI)
  27. Cassiopeia Dwarf (aka And VII)
  28. And VIII
  29. And IX
  30. And X
  31. And XI
  32. And XII
  33. And XIII
  34. And XIV
  35. And XV
  36. And XVI
  37. And XVII
  38. And XVIII
  39. And XIX
  40. And XX.
  41. The Triangulum Galaxy
  42. Pisces Dwarf as a satellite
  43. Possible: NGC 3109
  44. Possible: Sextans A
  45. Possible: Antlia Dwarf
  46. Possible: IC10
  47. Possible: IC1613
  48. Possible: Phoenix Dwarf
  49. Possible: Leo A
  50. Possible: Tucana Dwarf
  51. Possible: Cetus Dwarf
  52. Possible: Pegasus Dwarf Irregular
  53. Possible: Wolf-Lundmark-Melotte
  54. Possible: Aquarius Dwarf
  55. Possible: Sagittarius Dwarf Irregular.
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Not "are" - "is". The local group is a galaxy group that includes our Milky Way. It has three large galaxies, and perhaps 20-30 smaller ones.

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Your galaxy is a part of a group What is the name of the group and the two galaxies in it?

The local group of galaxies that include our Milky Way is called the "Local Group".The local group of galaxies that include our Milky Way is called the "Local Group".The local group of galaxies that include our Milky Way is called the "Local Group".The local group of galaxies that include our Milky Way is called the "Local Group".


How do you use Local Group in a sentence?

We are part of the Local Group. The Local Group contains the Milky Way, two other major galaxies, and dozens of dwarf galaxies. The Local Groups is a group of galaxies which, as galaxies go, are close to us.


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.


What hold the local group together?

Gravity holds the local group of galaxies together.


What is the name of the group of galaxies the milky way is part of?

local group


What group of galaxies is the earth in?

A small cluster called the 'local group'


The local group contains mainly spiral galaxies?

No. It has only 3 big spiral galaxies, but dozens of dwarf galaxies.


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.


Which of these galaxies is most likely to be oldest?

A galaxy in the Local Group.


What are the other galaxies accept Milky Way?

The observable Universe has at least a hundred billion galaxies. The galaxies closest to us are part of the so-called "Local Group" (that is, the group that includes our galaxy); this Local Group includes our own galaxy (i.e., the Milky Way), the Andromeda Galaxy, the Triangulum Galaxy, and about 50 dwarf galaxies such as the Large Magellanic Cloud and the Small Magellanic Cloud. Then, of course, there are hundreds or thousands of galaxies "near-by" as distances between galaxies go, but outside of our Local Group.


This cluster of galaxies is made up of about twenty-five galaxies including the milky way?

The galaxy cluster that contains the Milky Way is called the Local Group.


Are there galaxies in the milky way?

The Milky Way is our galaxy, the are no other galaxies within it though we are part of a local group of galaxies.