• Key Information

  • Local Group

  • Type
    Galaxy Group
  • Diameter
    3 megaparsecs
  • Mass
    2×1012 solar masses
  • Parent Structure
    Virgo Supercluster
  • Main Galaxies
    Andromeda, Milky Way, Triagulum, Large Magellanic Cloud, NGC 3109, Small Magellanic Cloud
  • Learning Point
  • The Local Group is the group of galaxies that include our Milky Way Galaxy, and contains three larger galaxies, along with many smaller dwarf galaxies. They are grouped into two main groups, one around the Milky Way Galaxy, and the other around the Andromeda Galaxy.
  • Project
  • Research why what interesting oddities there are about NGC 3109.
  • Location
  • Located in
    Virgo Supercluster
  • Fun Facts
  • The largest galaxy of our Local Group is the Andromeda Galaxy.
  • The diameter of the cluster is over 10 million light years.
  • The Triangulum Galaxy might be linked in orbit around the Andromeda, or it might be separate from it.
  • NGC 3109 may be part of our cluster, or it might be passing through, with more information needed to be absolutely sure.