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Loading contentA dwarf galaxy near the Milky Way, visible to the naked eye from the Southern Hemisphere.
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The barred spiral galaxy that contains the Solar System, the Sun, and all stars visible to the naked eye.
A small galaxy with far fewer stars than a giant like the Milky Way. Dwarfs are by far the most numerous galaxies, and many orbit larger ones as satellites; they are dominated by dark matter.
The Milky Way is orbited by dozens of smaller galaxies, the brightest being the Large and Small Magellanic Clouds. In the hierarchical picture of galaxy formation, big galaxies grow by swallowing small ones, and the Milky Way is still feeding — its halo and streams are the debris of satellites consumed long ago.
The nearest large spiral galaxy to the Milky Way and the most distant object readily visible to the naked eye.
Barred spiral galaxy in Corvus, magnitude 10.2.
Barred spiral galaxy in Corvus, magnitude 11.04.
Irregular galaxy in Sagittarius, magnitude 10.05.
Barred spiral galaxy in Lynx, magnitude 11.71.
Spiral galaxy in Virgo, magnitude 10.8.
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