Local Group galaxies

E521507

Local Group galaxies are the collection of more than 50 gravitationally bound galaxies, including the Milky Way and Andromeda, that form our immediate cosmic neighborhood.

All labels observed (4)

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (77)

Predicate Object
instanceOf galaxy group
centralGalaxy Andromeda Galaxy
Milky Way
Triangulum Galaxy
coinedBy Edwin Hubble
contains Andromeda Galaxy
Andromeda I
Andromeda II
Andromeda III
Andromeda IV
Andromeda IX
Andromeda V
Andromeda VI
Andromeda VII
Andromeda X
Andromeda XI
Andromeda XII
Andromeda XIII
Andromeda XIV
Andromeda XIX
Andromeda XV
Andromeda XVI
Andromeda XVII
Andromeda XVIII
Andromeda XX
Andromeda XXI
Andromeda XXII
Andromeda XXIII
Andromeda XXIV
Andromeda XXIX
Andromeda XXV
Andromeda XXVI
Andromeda XXVII
Andromeda XXVIII
Andromeda XXX
Aquarius Dwarf Galaxy
Canis Major Dwarf Galaxy
Carina Dwarf Galaxy
Draco Dwarf Galaxy
Fornax Dwarf Galaxy
IC 10
IC 1613
Large Magellanic Cloud
Leo I dwarf galaxy
linked to: Leo I Dwarf Galaxy

Leo II dwarf galaxy
linked to: Leo II Dwarf Galaxy

M110
M32
Milky Way
NGC 6822
Pegasus Dwarf Irregular Galaxy
Phoenix Dwarf Galaxy
Sagittarius Dwarf Spheroidal Galaxy
Sculptor Dwarf Galaxy
Small Magellanic Cloud
Triangulum Galaxy
Ursa Minor Dwarf Galaxy
WLM
many dwarf irregular galaxies
many dwarf spheroidal galaxies
cosmicNeighborhoodOf Earth
Solar System
diameter ~3 megaparsecs
discoveryCentury 20th century
distanceFromVirgoCluster ~16.5 megaparsecs
dominantMembers Andromeda Galaxy
Milky Way
Triangulum Galaxy
gravitationallyBoundTo Andromeda Galaxy
Milky Way
hasMass ~(1–5)×10^12 solar masses (order of magnitude)
hasSubgroup Andromeda subgroup
Milky Way subgroup
Triangulum subgroup
linked to: Triangulum
location near edge of Virgo Supercluster
memberCount >= 50 galaxies
nearestGalaxyCluster Virgo Cluster
partOf Laniakea Supercluster

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (14)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Rodrigo A. Ibata studies Local Group galaxies
Tarantula Nebula memberOf Local Group
linked to: Local Group galaxies
Principal Galaxies Catalogue contains Local Group galaxies
M. J. Irwin studies Local Group galaxies
T. S. Chapman hasDiscoveredObjectIn Local Group of galaxies
linked to: Local Group galaxies
N. F. H. Tollerud studies Local Group galaxies
Nial R. Tanvir hasResearchInterest Local Group galaxies
Scott C. Chapman studies Local Group galaxies
Great Attractor region influencesMotionOf Local Group of galaxies
linked to: Local Group galaxies
Abell 3627 hasGravitationalInfluenceOn Local Group (indirectly via large-scale flows)
linked to: Local Group galaxies
Mapping of the Andromeda Galaxy halo substructure isAbout Local Group galaxies
Annette M. N. Ferguson researchInterest Local Group galaxies
Andrew E. Dolphin studies Local Group galaxies
A. G. de Vaucouleurs studied Local Group of galaxies
linked to: Local Group galaxies