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Local Group (Cluster)
..Boötes Dwarf Galaxy (Galaxy)
..Carina Dwarf Galaxy (Galaxy)
..Coma Berenices Dwarf Galaxy (Galaxy)
..Draco Dwarf Galaxy (Galaxy)
..Fornax Dwarf Galaxy (Galaxy)
..Large Magellanic Cloud (Galaxy)
..M110 (Galaxy)
..M31 (Galaxy) - Andromeda Galaxy
..M32 (Galaxy)
..Sagittarius Dwarf Galaxy (Galaxy)
..Sculptor Dwarf Galaxy (Galaxy)
..Sextans Dwarf Galaxy (Galaxy)
..Small Magellanic Cloud (Galaxy)
..Triangulum Galaxy (Galaxy)
..Ursa Major I Galaxy (Galaxy)
..Ursa Major II Galaxy (Galaxy)
..Ursa Minor Dwarf Galaxy (Galaxy)
..Milky Way Galaxy (Galaxy)
....Cygnus Arm (Spiral arm)
....Norma Arm (Spiral arm)
....Orion Arm (Spiral arm)
....Perseus Arm (Spiral arm)
....Sagittarius Arm (Spiral arm)
....Scutum–Centaurus Arm (Spiral arm)
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Current position
Local Group
(Cluster)
Ref:
R. Powell, 2006
: 13 Dec 2007.
Historical positions
Local Group
(Cluster)
Ref:
N. Henbest & H. Couper, 1994
Number of Subtaxa
2026
Available in Systema Naturae 2000
6k;76f;10g;26s;31v;33,736;112e; ‡10; †392;14e
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Last updated:
28 Aug 2026