2006-06-06 16:56:02 · 21 answers · asked by Andrew Suresh 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
The Andromeda Galaxy (M31) is the nearest large spiral galaxy, but there are numerous dwarf galaxies that are closer, including the Magellanic Clouds.
The nearest known galaxy is the Canis Major Dwarf Galaxy, lurking behind galactic dust a mere 25,000 light years away.
2006-06-06 17:10:24 · answer #1 · answered by injanier 7 · 3⤊ 1⤋
Nearest galaxy to the milky way that the solar system is the andromeda galaxy (M31-Messier number 31). We know that Alpha/Proxima Centauri is the closest star but we are not certain that any of the close stars have planets.
Stars with planets around them are planetary systems (like the Solar System) or Extra-solar stars. There is only one solar system as it's planetary system's star is called solar/sol.
Galaxies consist lot's of stars.
The milky way is a home to over a billion of stars. The solar system is in the milky way apart of millions of stars.
Although the SMC and the LMC are apart of the milky way's galaxy system.
Large+Small Magellanic Cloud(s),
which are minor galaxies are closest as galactic satellites. Along with Sagittarius. The local cluster contains all orbiting galaxies and the Andromeda Galaxy that turns out it might collide with the milky way,
2006-06-07 03:48:02 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Andromeda galaxy.
Note: The solar system only refers to our star, the sun, and the surrounding planets. We are inside of the Milky Way galaxy. There are many stars in the milky way, around 200 Billion! But, ours is called the Solar System. The others will have to get their own name, :-]
2006-06-06 17:10:25 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The nearest full fledged galaxy to our own is the Andromeda Galaxy at a distance of two and a half million light years. However, the Milkyway (our galaxy) contains many dwarf galaxies, the most notable being the large and small Magallenic clouds.
2006-06-06 18:07:01 · answer #4 · answered by minuteblue 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
We do belong to the milky way galaxy but the nearest is Andromeda Galaxy
2006-06-06 16:59:58 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Found this at Atlas of the Universe :
The Sagittarius Dwarf Galaxy is the nearest galaxy to our own. It was discovered in1994 and lies on the far side of the galaxy from us and is heavily obscured by gas, dust and stars.
It is about 78000 light years away and about 10000 light years in diameter.
It is orbiting our galaxy in a period of about 1 billion years but it cannot be expected to last much longer, in a few hundred million years it will be ripped apart by our own galaxy.
It contains about one hundred million stars. It also lies in roughly the same position as the globular cluster M54 but whether this globular cluster is actually part of the dwarf galaxy is unclear.
2006-06-08 04:10:27 · answer #6 · answered by Kevin C 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Our photograph voltaic gadget includes our sunlight, each of the planets and different heavenly bodies that revolve around the sunlight. The Galaxy is built from our photograph voltaic gadget to boot as a great many different photograph voltaic structures in a configuration typical with the aid of fact the Milky way. The universe includes each of the galaxies to boot as all the different products shifting approximately in area.
2016-10-30 08:26:31 · answer #7 · answered by winstanley 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The nearest galaxy to our solar system is ANDROMEDA GALAXY, which is about 2,20,000Light years away from us.
2006-06-07 00:35:06 · answer #8 · answered by rock star 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The Greater and Lesser Magellanic clouds are closer than Andromeda, less than 200 000 light years away. Andromeda is about 2 million light years away.
2006-06-06 18:26:08 · answer #9 · answered by zee_prime 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Andromeda galaxy...a short 2.5 million light years away from us.
2006-06-06 17:04:03 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋