The Local Group

    The satellite galaxies of the Milky Way    map  table

                                                
   Galaxy                       Distance     l , b   Year    Diameter    Type

   Sagittarius (Sgr)             70 000      6,-14   1994    20000       dSph
   Ursa Major II (UMaII)        100 000    153,+37   2006     1000       dSph
   Coma Berenices (CBe)         140 000    242,+84   2006     1000       dSph        
   Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC) 170 000    281,-33   ----    25000       dIrr
   Small Magellanic Cloud (SMC) 195 000    303,-44   ----    15000       dIrr
   Bootes  (Boo)                200 000    358,+70   2006     2000       dSph
   Ursa Minor (UMi)             220 000    105,+45   1954     2000       dSph
   Sculptor (Scl)               260 000    288,-83   1938     3000       dSph
   Draco (Dra)                  270 000     86,+35   1954     2000       dSph
   Sextans (Sex)                280 000    243,+42   1990     3000       dSph
   Ursa Major I  (UMaI)         320 000    159,+54   2005     3000       dSph
   Carina (Car)                 330 000    260,-22   1977     2000       dSph
   Fornax (For)                 450 000    237,-66   1938     5000       dSph
   Hercules (Her)               460 000     29,+37   2006     4000       dSph
   Canes Venatici II (CVnII)    490 000    114,+83   2006     2000       dSph
   Leo IV                       520 000    265,+57   2006     2000       dSph
   Leo II                       670 000    220,+67   1950     3000       dSph
   Canes Venatici I (CVnI)      720 000     74,+80   2006     6000       dSph
   Leo I                        815 000    226,+49   1950     3000       dSph
Approximate galactocentric distance in light-years
Galactic coordinates (l,b)
Year of discovery
A rude estimation of the diameter in light-years


Distribution of the Galactic satellites in a coordinate system centered on the Milky Way.


Distance to the Galactic plane.

A brief review of dSph:s