List of nearest galaxies

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This list of the nearest galaxies to Earth is ordered by increasing distance. Many of the distances are only rough estimates, and some may be incorrect by 50% or more. Therefore, the distance ranking in this list should be seen only as approximate. Distances are given in light years (ly).

Rank	Galaxy	Distance from Earth	Notes
1.	Milky Way Galaxy	0	Home galaxy of Earth
2.	Canis Major Dwarf Galaxy	25,000 ly	Satellite of Milky Way
3.	Virgo Stellar Stream	30,000 ly	Discovered October 2005 [astro-ph/0510589]
4.	Sagittarius Dwarf Elliptical Galaxy	81,000 ly	Satellite of Milky Way
5.	Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC)	168,000 ly	Satellite of Milky Way
6.	Small Magellanic Cloud (SMC)	200,000 ly	Satellite of Milky Way
7.	Ursa Minor Dwarf Galaxy	240,000 ly	Satellite of Milky Way
8.	Sculptor Dwarf Galaxy	254,000 ly	Satellite of Milky Way
9.	Draco Dwarf Galaxy	280,000 ly	Satellite of Milky Way
10.	Sextans Dwarf Galaxy	320,000 ly	Satellite of Milky Way
11.	Ursa Major Dwarf	330,000 ly	Satellite of Milky Way
12.	Carina Dwarf Galaxy	360,000 ly	Satellite of Milky Way
13.	Fornax Dwarf Galaxy	Milky Way |- |14. || Leo II Dwarf Galaxy || 680,000 ly[1] || |- |15. || Leo I Dwarf Galaxy || 820,000 ly[1] || |- |16. || Phoenix Dwarf Galaxy || 1,300,000 ly[1] || |- |17. || Barnard's Galaxy (NGC 6822) || 1,630,000 ly[1] || |- |18. || NGC 185 || 2,010,000 ly[2] || Satellite of Andromeda |- |19. || Andromeda II || 2,130,000 ly[2] || Satellite of Andromeda |- |20. || NGC 147 || 2,200,000 ly[2] || Satellite of Andromeda |- |21. || Leo A || 2,250,000 ly[1] || |- |22. || IC 1613 || 2,350,000 ly[1] || |- |23. || Andromeda I || 2,430,000 ly[2] || Satellite of Andromeda |- |24. || Andromeda III || 2,440,000 ly[2] || Satellite of Andromeda |- |25. || Cetus Dwarf || 2,460,000 ly[2] || |- |26. || M32 (NGC 221) || 2,480,000 ly[1] || Satellite of Andromeda |- |27. || Andromeda VII || 2,490,000 ly[2] || |- |28. || Andromeda IX || 2,500,000 ly[2] || |- |29. || LGS 3 || 2,510,000 ly[2] || Satellite of Triangulum |- |30. || Andromeda V || 2,520,000 ly[2] || |- |31. || Andromeda VI || 2,550,000 ly[2] || |- |32. || Andromeda Galaxy (M31) || 2,560,000 ly[2] || |- |33. || Triangulum Galaxy (M33) || 2,640,000 ly[2] || M33 is likely the most distant naked eye object. |- |34. || M110 (NGC 205) || 2,690,000 ly[2] || Satellite of Andromeda |- |35. || Andromeda VIII || 2,700,000 ly || |- |36. || Tucana Dwarf Galaxy || 2,840,000 ly || |- |37. || Andromeda X || 2,900,000 ly || |- |38. || Pegasus Dwarf Irregular Galaxy || 3,000,000 ly[2] || |- |39. || Wolf-Lundmark-Melotte Galaxy (WLM) || 3,040,000 ly[2] || |- |40. || Aquarius Dwarf Galaxy || 3,490,000 ly[2] || |- |41. || IC 10 || 4,200,000 ly || |- |42. || Sagittarius Dwarf Irregular Galaxy || 4,200,000 ly || |- |43. || Sextans A || 4,310,000 ly[3] || |- |44. || NGC 3109 || 4,500,000 ly || |- |45. || Antila Dwarf || 4,600,000 ly || |- |46. || Sextans B || 4,700,000 ly || |- |47. || UGCA 92 || 4,700,000 ly || |- |48. || UKS 2323-326 || 4,700,000 ly || |- |49. || IC 5152 || 5,800,000 ly || |- |50. || NGC 55 || 5,870,000 ly[5] || member of the Sculptor group of galaxies? |- |51. || UGCA 86 || 6,200,000 ly || |- |52. || ESO 294-010 || 6,260,000 ly[5] || member of the Sculptor group |- |53. || ESO 410-G005 || 6,260,000 ly[5] || member of the Sculptor group |- |54. || Camelopardalis A || 6,500,000 ly || |- |55. || IC 5152 || 6,750,000 ly[5] || member of the Sculptor group? |- |56. || NGC 300 || 7,010,000 ly[5] || member of the Sculptor group |- |57. || UGCA 438 (ESO 407-018) || 7,270,000 ly[5] || member of the Sculptor group |- |58. || NGC 1560 || 7,500,000 ly || |- |59. || NGC 1569 || 7,500,000 ly || |- |60. || GR 8 || 7,900,000 ly || |- |61. || NGC 404 || 8,000,000 ly || |- |62. || UGC 8508 || 8,350,000 ly[4] || |- |63. || NGC 3741 || 10,210,000 ly[4] || |- |64. || NGC 2366 || 10,400,000 ly[4] || member of the M81 group of galaxies |- |65. || DDO 44 || 10,400,000 ly[4] || member of the M81 group |- |66. || UGC 4483 || 10,470,000 ly[4] || member of the M81 group |- |67. || UGCA 105 || 10,630,000 ly[4] || |- |68. || NGC 2403 || 10,760,000 ly[4] || member of the M81 group |- |69. || Camelopardalis B || 10,800,000 ly[4] || |- |70. || DDO 6 (ESO 540-031) || 10,900,000 ly[5] || member of the Sculptor group |- |71. || NGC 1560 || 10,960,000 ly[4] || |- |72. || Holmberg II (DDO 50, UGC 4305) || 11,060,000 ly[4] || member of the M81 group |- |73. || ESO 540-030 (KDG 2) || 11,100,000 ly[5] || member of the Sculptor group |- |74. || FM1 || 11,150,000 ly[4] || member of the M81 group |- |75. || ESO 540-032 || 11,200,000 ly[5] || member of the Sculptor group |- |76. || KK 77 || 11,350,000 ly[4] || member of the M81 group |- |77. || DDO 71 || 11,420,000 ly[4] || member of the M81 group |- |78. || M82 || 11,510,000 ly[4] || member of the M81 group |- |79. || KDG 52 || 11,580,000 ly[4] || member of the M81 group |- |80. || NGC 2976 || 11,610,000 ly[4] || member of the M81 group |- |81. || DDO 53 (UGC 4459) || 11,610,000 ly[4] || member of the M81 group |- |82. || KDG 61 || 11,740,000 ly[4] || member of the M81 group |- |83. || M81 || 11,840,000 ly[4] || member of the M81 group |- |84. || UGC 5442 (KDG 64) || 12,070,000 ly[4] || member of the M81 group |- |85. || KDG 73 || 12,070,000 ly[4] || member of the M81 group |- |86. || DDO 78 || 12,130,000 ly[4] || member of the M81 group |- |87. || F8D1 || 12,300,000 ly[4] || member of the M81 group |- |88. || BK5N || 12,330,000 ly[4] || member of the M81 group |- |89. || Camelopardalis A || 12,330,000 ly[4] || |- |90. || NGC 3077 || 12,460,000 ly[4] || member of the M81 group |- |91. || Holmberg I (DDO 63, UGC 5139) || 12,520,000 ly[4] || member of the M81 group |- |92. || BK6N || 12,560,000 ly[4] || member of the M81 group |- |93. || NGC 7793 || 12,800,000 ly[5] || member of the Sculptor group |- |94. || KKH57 || 12,820,000 ly[4] || member of the M81 group |- |95. || NGC 253 || 12,900,000 ly[5] || member of the Sculptor group |- |96. || UGC 6541 || 12,920,000 ly[4] || |- |97. || DDO 82 (UGC 5692) || 13,050,000 ly[4] || member of the M81 group |- |98. || BK3N || 13,110,000 ly[4] || member of the M81 group |- |99. || IC 2574 (DDO 81) || 13,110,000 ly[4] || member of the M81 group |- |100. || NGC 247 || 13,300,000 ly[5] || member of the Sculptor group |- |101. || Sculptor Dwarf Irregular Galaxy || 13,400,000 ly[5] || member of the Sculptor group |- |102. || UGC 7298 || 13,600,000 ly[4] || |- |103. || Sc 22 || 13,700,000 ly[5] || member of the Sculptor group |- |104. || ESO 471-06 (UGCA 442) || 13,900,000 ly[5] || member of the Sculptor group |- |105. || UGC 7242 || 14,000,000 ly[4] || member of the M81 group? |- |106. || ESO 245-005 || 14,400,000 ly[5] || member of the Sculptor group |- |107. || UGC 6456 || 14,450,000 ly[4] || member of the M81 group? |- |108. || NGC 4236 || 14,510,000 ly[4] || member of the M81 group? |- |109. || NGC 5204 || 14,510,000 ly[4] || |- |110. || DDO 165 (UGC 8201) || 14,910,000 ly[4] || member of the M81 group? |} See also Galaxy Local Group References ↑  ↑  ↑  ↑  ↑  [The Local Group of Galaxies at SEDS]   From Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia. 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