The closest is one of the globular or irregular dwarf galaxies, Canis Major irregular being the nearest . The closest full sized galaxy is Andromeda.
The nearest non-dwarf galaxy is the Andromeda galaxy.
The Andromeda galaxy is the nearest large galaxy. There are several "dwarf" galaxies which are nearer, including the Small and Large Magellanic Clouds
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.
Our galaxy is called the Milky way, but the closest neighbouring galaxy is called the Andromeda galaxy.
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 second nearest is the Saggitarius Dwarf Spheroidal Galaxy.
The second nearest is the Saggitarius Dwarf Spheroidal Galaxy.
This would be Canis Major Dwarf Galaxy, discovered in November 2003, which is approximately 25,000 light years from the Earth.
Andromeda Galaxy
The nearest galaxy to us is the Canis Major Dwarf about 0.025 million light years away.