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The Andromeda galaxy is the nearest large galaxy. There are several "dwarf" galaxies which are nearer, including the Small and Large Magellanic Clouds

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Q: What is the name of the galaxy which is nearest to your own?
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How far is the nearest spiral galaxy?

The nearest Spiral Galaxy is our own Milky Way Galaxy. After that, is the Andromeda Galaxy.


What is name of the nearest galaxy to the milky way?

The nearest non-dwarf galaxy is the Andromeda galaxy.


What are the biggest galaxy near your galaxy?

The nearest 'large' galaxy is the Andromeda Galaxy, nearly identical to our own Milky Way Galaxy but slightly larger


What is the name of your large galaxy nearest to your milky way?

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.


Is there a galaxy called Andromeda?

Yes. The Andromeda Galaxy is the nearest spiral galaxy to our own and is the most distance object visible to the naked eye.


Which galaxy is the nearest to the milkyway?

The nearest and the largest galaxy to the Milkyway is the "Andromeda Galaxy."


What galaxy is considered nearest to our galaxy?

Not counting the Magellanic Clouds (which are minielliptical galaxies orbiting our galaxy), the Andromeda galaxy is the galaxy nearest to our galaxy.


What galaxy is the benard's star?

I suppose you mean Barnard's star. That is one of the nearest stars to us, therefore, it is in our own galaxy, the Milky Way.


What is the name of your nearest neighbouring galaxy?

The closest is one of the globular or irregular dwarf galaxies, Canis Major irregular being the nearest . The closest full sized galaxy is Andromeda.


What is the name of own galaxy?

The Milky Way


Are there some galaxies that have 400 billion or more stars?

Yes. The Andromeda Galaxy, the nearest spiral galaxy to our own, may have as many as 1 trillion stars.


Which is the nearest Galaxy to Milky way?

The second nearest is the Saggitarius Dwarf Spheroidal Galaxy.