Finance          Automotive          Computers          Health          Shopping          Sports         News          Reference           Print Facts in English - BCUZ.COMlos hechos en Español

Local Group



Spiral galaxies
name type constellation notes
Milky Way SBbc n/a Second largest, though possibly most massive galaxy in the group.
Andromeda Galaxy (M31, NGC 224) SA(s)b Andromeda Largest member of the group, recently (2006) discovered to also be a barred spiral. May be less massive than the Milky Way.
Triangulum Galaxy (M33, NGC 598) SAc Triangulum only ordinary spiral galaxy and possible satellite of the Andromeda Galaxy?
Elliptical galaxies
name type constellation notes
M110 (NGC 205) E6p Andromeda satellite of the Andromeda Galaxy
M32 (NGC 221) E2 Andromeda satellite of the Andromeda Galaxy
Irregular galaxies
name type constellation notes
Wolf-Lundmark-Melotte (WLM, DDO 221) Ir+ Cetus
IC 10 KBm or Ir+ Cassiopeia
Small Magellanic Cloud (SMC, NGC 292) SB(s)m pec Tucana satellite of Milky Way
Canis Major Dwarf Irr Canis Major satellite of Milky Way
Pisces Dwarf (LGS3) Irr Pisces satellite of the Triangulum Galaxy?
IC 1613 (UGC 668) IAB(s)m V Cetus
Phoenix Dwarf Irr Phoenix
Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC) Irr/SB(s)m Dorado satellite of Milky Way
Leo A (Leo III) IBm V Leo
Sextans B (UGC 5373) Ir+IV-V Sextans
NGC 3109 Ir+IV-V Hydra
Sextans A (UGCA 205) Ir+V Sextans
Dwarf elliptical galaxies
name type constellation notes
NGC 147 (DDO 3) dE5 pec Cassiopeia satellite of the Andromeda Galaxy
SagDIG (Sagittarius Dwarf Irregular Galaxy) IB(s)m V Sagittarius Most remote from barycenter member thought to be in the Local Group.[4]
NGC 6822 (Barnard's Galaxy) IB(s)m IV-V Sagittarius
Pegasus Dwarf (Pegasus Dwarf Irregular, DDO 216) Irr Pegasus
Dwarf spheroidal galaxies
name type constellation notes
Boötes Dwarf dSph Boötes
Cetus Dwarf dSph/E4 Cetus
Canes Venatici Dwarf dSph Canes Venatici
Andromeda III dE2 Andromeda satellite of the Andromeda Galaxy
NGC 185 dE3 pec Cassiopeia satellite of the Andromeda Galaxy
Andromeda I dE3 pec Andromeda satellite of the Andromeda Galaxy
Sculptor Dwarf (E351-G30) dE3 Sculptor satellite of Milky Way
Andromeda V dSph Andromeda satellite of the Andromeda Galaxy
Andromeda II dE0 Andromeda satellite of the Andromeda Galaxy
Fornax Dwarf (E356-G04) dSph/E2 Fornax satellite of Milky Way
Carina Dwarf (E206-G220) dE3 Carina satellite of Milky Way
Antlia Dwarf dE3 Antlia
Leo I (DDO 74) dE3 Leo satellite of Milky Way
Sextans Dwarf dE3 Sextans satellite of Milky Way
Leo II (Leo B) dE0 pec Leo satellite of Milky Way
Ursa Minor Dwarf dE4 Ursa Minor satellite of Milky Way
Draco Dwarf (DDO 208) dE0 pec Draco satellite of Milky Way
SagDEG (Sagittarius Dwarf Elliptical Galaxy) dSph/E7 Sagittarius satellite of Milky Way
Tucana Dwarf dE5 Tucana
Cassiopeia Dwarf (Andromeda VII) dSph Cassiopeia satellite of the Andromeda Galaxy
Pegasus Dwarf Spheroidal Galaxy (And VI) dSph Pegasus satellite of the Andromeda Galaxy
Ursa Major Dwarf dSph Ursa Major satellite of Milky Way
Identification Unclear
name type constellation notes
Virgo Stellar Stream dSph (remnant)? Virgo In the process of merging with the Milky Way
Willman 1 dwarf Spherical galaxy or Globular cluster? Ursa Major 147,000 light-years away
Andromeda IV Irr? Andromeda probably not a galaxy
UGC-A 86 (0355+66) Irr, dE or S0 Camelopardalis
UGC-A 92 (EGB0427+63) Irr or S0 Camelopardalis
Probable non-members
name type constellation notes
GR 8 (DDO 155) Im V Virgo
IC 5152 IAB(s)m IV Indus
NGC 55 SB(s)m Sculptor
Aquarius Dwarf (DDO 210) Im V Aquarius
NGC 404 E0 or SA(s)0- Andromeda
NGC 1569 Irp+ III-IV Camelopardalis
NGC 1560 (IC 2062) Sd Camelopardalis
Camelopardalis A Irr Camelopardalis
Argo Dwarf Irr Carina
2318-42 Irr Grus
UKS 2323-326 Irr Sculptor
UGC 9128 (DDO 187) Irp+ Boötes
Palomar 12 (Capricornus Dwarf) Capricornus a globular cluster formerly classified as a dwarf spheroidal galaxy
Palomar 4 (originally designated Ursa Major Dwarf) Ursa Major a globular cluster formerly classified as a dwarf spheroidal galaxy
Sextans C

[

Other notable objects

[

See also

[

References

  1. ^ a b Karachentsev, I. D.; Kashibadze, O. G. (2006). "Masses of the local group and of the M81 group estimated from distortions in the local velocity field". Astrophysics 49 (1): 3–18. doi:10.1007/s10511-006-0002-6. 
  2. ^ R. B. Tully (1982). "The Local Supercluster". Astrophysical Journal 257: 389–422. doi:10.1086/159999. 
  3. ^ van den Bergh, Sidney (May 2003), “History of the Local Group”, To be published in: "The Local Group as an Astrophysical Laboratory" (Cambridge University Press), <http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2003astro.ph..5042V> 
  4. ^ van den Bergh, Sidney (April 2000), “Updated Information on the Local Group”, The Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific 112 (770): 529-536, <http://adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-bib_query?bibcode=2000PASP..112..529V> 
  5. ^ Wakker, B. P. (2008). "Distances to Galactic High‐Velocity Clouds. I. Cohen Stream, Complex GCP, Cloud g1". The Astrophysical Journal 672: 298. doi:10.1086/523845. 
  6. ^ Massive Gas Cloud Speeding Toward Collision With Milky Way. Retrieved on 2008-06-06.

[

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to:
v • d • e
The Milky Way
Location
Universe · Virgo Supercluster · Local Group
The Milky Way Galaxy
Galactic core
Spiral arms
Satellite galaxies
Other
v • d • e
Earth's location in space
Each arrow should be read as "within" or "part of".




BCUZ.com FACTS Encyclopedia content is licensed under the GFDL as approved by Wikipedia.
For more information review our copyright contact and privacy policy.
© 1996 - BCUZ.COM - We have all the FACTS you need about Small Business Financing, Behavior Disorder, Having Too Many Bills, Needing Cash Fast, Structured Settlements, Frequent Flier Programs, Top Steak Houses, The Mayan Indians, Norfolk and Suffolk England, Growing Longer Hair and a full reference English Encyclopedia and Spanish Encyclopedia.Privacy Policy