List of Milky Way's satellite galaxies

List of Milky Way's satellite galaxies

The Milky Way Galaxy has several smaller galaxies gravitationally bound to it, as part of the Milky Way subgroup. This subgroup is part of the local galaxy cluster, the Local Group.

The Milky Way's satellite galaxies include the following:

Name
(in distance)
Diameter (kpc) Distance
(kpc)
Type Discovered
I Canis Major Dwarf 1.5 8 Irr 2003
II Sagittarius Dwarf 2 20 E 1994
III LMC 4 48.5 SBm prehistoric
IV SMC 2 61 Irr prehistoric
V Ursa Major II Dwarf 0.2 30 dG D 2006
VI Ursa Minor Dwarf 0.4 60 dE4 1954
VII Draco Dwarf 0.7 80 dE0 1954
VIII Sculptor Dwarf Galaxy 0.8 90 dE3 1937
IX Sextans Dwarf 0.5 90 dE3 1990
X Carina Dwarf 0.5 100 dE3 1977
XI Ursa Major I Dwarf - 100 dG D 2005
XII Fornax Dwarf 0.6 140 dE2 1938
XIII Leo II 0.7 210 dE0 1950
XIV Leo I 0.5 250 dE3 1950
 ? Leo IV 0.3 160 dSph 2006
 ? Leo V 0.08 180 dSph 2007
 ? Leo T 0.34 420 dSph/dIrr 2006
 ? Boötes I 0.3 60 dSph 2006
 ? Boötes II 0.1 42 dSph 2007
 ? Boötes III 1 46  ? 2009
 ? Coma Berenices 0.14 42 dSph 2006
 ? Segue 2 0.07 35 dSph 2007
 ? Canes Venatici I 2 220 dSph 2006
 ? Canes Venatici II 0.3 155 dSph 2006
 ? Hercules 0.7 135 dSph 2006
 ? Pisces II 0.12 180  ? 2010

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