Satellite Galaxies

Milky Way Satellite Galaxies

There at least 60 satellite dwarf galaxies that orbit the Milky Way Galaxy, but this number will probably double with large new telescopes coming online in the next few years. The Large Magellanic Cloud and the Small Magellanic Cloud can be seen with the naked eye in the Southern Hemisphere.

1. Galaxy
2. Magnitude
3. Constellation

1. Antlia 2
3. Antlia

1. Aquarius II
3. Aquarius

1. Segue 2
3. Aries

1. Bootes I
2. 13.1
3. Bootes

1. Bootes II
3. Bootes

1. Bootes III
3. Bootes

1. Bootes IV
3. Bootes

1. Canes Venatici I
2. 13.9
3. Canes Venatici

1. Canes Venatici II
3. Canes Venatici

1. Canis Major Dwarf
3. Canis Major

1. Carina Dwarf Spheroidal
2. 11.3
3. Carina

1. Carina II Dwarf
3. Carina

1. Carina III Dwarf
3. Carina

1. Cetus II
3. Cetus

1. Cetus III
3. Cetus

1. Columba I
3. Columba

1. Coma Berenices
3. Coma Berenices

1. Crater II
3. Crater

1. Large Magellanic Cloud
2. 0.9
3. Dorado

1. Draco Dwarf
2. 10.9
3. Draco

1. Draco II
3. Draco

1. Eridanus II
3. Eridanus

1. Eridanus III
3. Eridanus

1. Fornax Dwarf
2. 9.3
3. Fornax

1. Grus I
3. Grus

1. Grus II
3. Grus

1. Hercules Dwarf
2. 14.7
3. Hercules

1. Horologium I
3. Horologium

1. Horologium II
3. Horologium

1. Hydra II
3. Hydra

1. Indus II
3. Indus

1. Kim 2/Indus I
3. Indus

1. Leo I
2. 11.2
3. Leo

1. Leo II
2. 12.6
3. Leo

1. Leo IV
3. Leo

1. Leo T
3. Leo

1. Leo V
3. Leo

1. Segue 1
3. Leo

1. Pegasus III
3. Pegasus

1. Phoenix II
3. Phoenix

1. Pictoris
3. Pictoris

1. Pisces I
3. Pisces

1. Pisces II
3. Pisces

1. Reticulum II
3. Reticulum

1. Reticulum III
3. Reticulum

1. Sagittarius Dwarf
2. 4.5
3. Sagittarius

1. Sagittarius II
3. Sagittarius

1. Sculptor Dwarf
2. 10.4
3. Sculptor

1. Sextans Dwarf Spheroidal
2. 10.4
3. Sextans

1. Triangulum II
3. Triangulum

1. Small Magellanic Cloud
2. 2.7
3. Tucana

1. Tucana II
3. Tucana

1. Tucana III
3. Tucana

1. Tucana IV
3. Tucana

1. Tucana V
3. Tucana

1. Ursa Major I Dwarf
3. Ursa Major

1. Ursa Major II Dwarf
3. Ursa Major

1. Ursa Minor Dwarf
2. 11.9
3. Ursa Minor

1. Virgo Dwarf
3. Virgo