List of Milky Way's satellite galaxies

The Milky Way Galaxy has several smaller galaxies gravitationally bound to it, as part of the Milky Way subgroup. This subgroup is part of the local galaxy cluster, the Local Group.

List

The Milky Way's satellite galaxies include the following:

Name (in distance)		Diameter (kpc)	Distance (kpc)	Type	Discovered
I	Canis Major Dwarf	1.5	8	Irr	2003
II	Sagittarius Dwarf	2	20	E	1994
III	LMC	4	48.5	SBm	prehistoric
IV	SMC	2	61	Irr	prehistoric
V	Ursa Major II Dwarf	0.2	30	dG D	2006
VI	Ursa Minor Dwarf	0.4	60	dE4	1954
VII	Draco Dwarf	0.7	80	dE0	1954
VIII	Sculptor Dwarf Galaxy	0.8	90	dE3	1937
IX	Sextans Dwarf	0.5	90	dE3	1990
X	Carina Dwarf	0.5	100	dE3	1977
XI	Ursa Major I Dwarf	-	100	dG D	2005
XII	Fornax Dwarf	0.6	140	dE2	1938
XIII	Leo II	0.7	210	dE0	1950
XIV	Leo I	0.5	250	dE3	1950
?	Leo IV	0.3	160	dSph	2006
?	Leo V	0.08	180	dSph	2007
?	Leo T	0.34	420	dSph/dIrr	2006
?	Boötes I	0.3	60	dSph	2006
?	Boötes II	0.1	42	dSph	2007
?	Boötes III	1	46	?	2009
?	Coma Berenices	0.14	42	dSph	2006
?	Segue 2	0.07	35	dSph	2007
?	Canes Venatici I	2	220	dSph	2006
?	Canes Venatici II	0.3	155	dSph	2006
?	Hercules	0.7	135	dSph	2006
?	Pisces II	0.12	180	?	2010

Clickable map

Milky Way's satellite galaxies (clickable map)

See also

• Andromeda's satellite galaxies
• List of nearest galaxies
• Local Group