The Milky Way and its Satellites

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The Milky Way and its Satellites. Local Group of Galaxies -- 3 spirals + > 30 small Irr and dEll. The Magellanic Clouds. The Sagittarius dSph. Leo I and Regulus. Fornax. Sculptor. Leo II. Sextans. Draco. Carina. Ursa Minor. The Spirals M31 and M33. Andromeda’s family of satellites. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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The Milky Way and its Satellites

Local Group of Galaxies --

3 spirals + > 30 small Irr and dEll

The Magellanic Clouds

The Sagittarius dSph

Fornax

Leo I and Regulus

Sextans

Sculptor

Leo II

Draco

Carina

Ursa Minor

The Spirals M31 and M33

Andromeda’s family of satellites

M32

N205

N185

N147

At least 7 dwarf spheroidals

The Andromeda Stream

Dwarf Irregulars of Local Group

N6822

IC 10

IC 1613

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