- List of Milky Way's satellite galaxies
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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 Clickable map
Milky Way's satellite galaxies (clickable map)See also
The Milky Way Location Milky Way subgroup → Local Group → Virgo Supercluster → Pisces-Cetus Supercluster Complex → Observable universe → Universe
Galactic core Spiral arms Satellite galaxies Sagittarius Stream · Boötes II · Coma Berenices · Messier 54 · Palomar 12 · Segue 1 · Segue 2 · Terzan 7Boötes I · Boötes III · Canes Venatici I · Canes Venatici II · Canis Major · Carina · Draco · Fornax · Hercules · Leo I · Leo II · Leo IV · Leo V · Phoenix · Pisces I · Pisces II · Sculptor · Sextans · Ursa Major I · Ursa Major II · Ursa MinorOtherEarth's location in the universe Earth → Solar System → Local Interstellar Cloud → Local Bubble → Gould Belt → Orion–Cygnus Arm → Milky Way → Milky Way subgroup → Local Group → Virgo Supercluster → Pisces-Cetus Supercluster Complex → Observable universe → UniverseEach arrow should be read as "within" or "part of". Categories: Milky Way Subgroup | Local Group
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