The cosmos at large
Local Galactic Group
43 galaxies charted. Click any galaxy to zoom in.
43 galaxies · click to zoom in
Andromeda
Barred Spiral220,000 ly3 systems
Andromeda I
Dwarf Spheroidal2,600 ly0 systems
Andromeda II
Dwarf Spheroidal6,500 ly0 systems
Andromeda III
Dwarf Spheroidal3,500 ly0 systems
Antlia Dwarf
Dwarf Irregular2,000 ly0 systems
Aquarius Dwarf
Irregular Dwarf1,500 ly0 systems
Bootes Dwarf
Dwarf SpheroidalA ghost galaxy nearly torn apart by the Milky Way
1,400 ly0 systems
Canes Dwarf
Dwarf Spheroidal1,500 ly0 systems
Canis Major Dwarf
Irregular Dwarf25,000 ly1 system
Carina Dwarf
Dwarf SpheroidalDwarf with an unusually active star-forming history
2,000 ly0 systems
Cetus Dwarf
Dwarf Spheroidal2,500 ly0 systems
Draco Dwarf
Dwarf SpheroidalDark-matter-dominated Milky Way satellite
2,700 ly0 systems
Fornax Dwarf
Dwarf SpheroidalBright satellite with six globular clusters of its own
5,900 ly0 systems
IC 10
Irregular Dwarf5,000 ly0 systems
IC 1613
Irregular Dwarf10,000 ly0 systems
Large Magellanic Cloud
Irregular Dwarf14,000 ly2 systems
Leo A
Irregular Dwarf2,000 ly0 systems
Leo I
Dwarf Spheroidal2,000 ly0 systems
Leo II
Dwarf Spheroidal1,400 ly0 systems
LGS 3
Irregular Dwarf2,000 ly0 systems
M110
Dwarf Elliptical17,000 ly0 systems
M32
Compact Elliptical8,000 ly0 systems
Milky Way
Barred Spiral105,700 ly6 systems
NGC 147
Dwarf Elliptical10,000 ly0 systems
NGC 185
Dwarf Elliptical8,000 ly0 systems
NGC 3109
Irregular Dwarf19,000 ly0 systems
NGC 6822
Irregular Dwarf7,000 ly0 systems
Pegasus Dwarf
Irregular Dwarf3,000 ly0 systems
Phoenix Dwarf
Irregular Dwarf1,400 ly0 systems
Pisces Dwarf
Dwarf SpheroidalFaint satellite hiding in the constellation Pisces
390 ly0 systems
SagDIG
Irregular Dwarf1,500 ly0 systems
Sagittarius Dwarf
Dwarf SpheroidalMilky Way satellite being slowly torn apart
10,000 ly0 systems
Sculptor Dwarf
Dwarf SpheroidalOne of the first dwarf satellites ever discovered
4,000 ly0 systems
Sextans A
Irregular Dwarf5,000 ly0 systems
Sextans B
Irregular Dwarf5,000 ly0 systems
Sextans Dwarf
Dwarf SpheroidalAncient satellite of the Milky Way
8,400 ly0 systems
Small Magellanic Cloud
Irregular Dwarf7,000 ly1 system
Triangulum
Spiral60,000 ly2 systems
Tucana Dwarf
Dwarf Spheroidal1,100 ly0 systems
Ursa Major I
Dwarf SpheroidalDiffuse satellite of the Milky Way
2,500 ly0 systems
Ursa Major II
Dwarf SpheroidalUltra-faint companion of the Milky Way
1,800 ly0 systems
Ursa Minor Dwarf
Dwarf SpheroidalOld, diffuse companion in Ursa Minor
2,400 ly0 systems
WLM
Irregular Dwarf8,000 ly0 systems