LG

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astronomical structure galaxy group

LG is an abbreviation commonly used to refer to the Local Group, the galaxy group that includes the Milky Way, Andromeda, and numerous smaller galaxies.

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Label Occurrences
LG canonical 1

Statements (88)

Predicate Object
instanceOf astronomical structure ⓘ
galaxy group ⓘ
AndromedaSubgroup Andromeda Galaxy ⓘ
its satellite galaxies ⓘ
approximateMass about 3×10^12 solar masses ⓘ
up to 5×10^12 solar masses ⓘ
centerOfMassLocation between Milky Way and Andromeda Galaxy ⓘ
contains numerous dwarf galaxies ⓘ
satellite galaxies of Andromeda Galaxy ⓘ
satellite galaxies of the Milky Way ⓘ
containsGalaxy Andromeda Galaxy ⓘ
Andromeda I ⓘ
Andromeda II ⓘ
Andromeda III ⓘ
Andromeda IX ⓘ
Andromeda V ⓘ
Andromeda VI ⓘ
Andromeda VII ⓘ
Andromeda X ⓘ
Andromeda XI ⓘ
Andromeda XII ⓘ
Andromeda XIII ⓘ
Andromeda XIV ⓘ
Andromeda XIX ⓘ
Andromeda XV ⓘ
Andromeda XVI ⓘ
Andromeda XVII ⓘ
Andromeda XVIII ⓘ
Andromeda XX ⓘ
Andromeda XXI ⓘ
Andromeda XXII ⓘ
Andromeda XXIII ⓘ
Andromeda XXIV ⓘ
Andromeda XXIX ⓘ
Andromeda XXV ⓘ
Andromeda XXVI ⓘ
Andromeda XXVII ⓘ
Andromeda XXVIII ⓘ
Andromeda XXX ⓘ
Aquarius Dwarf Galaxy ⓘ
Carina Dwarf Galaxy ⓘ
Draco Dwarf Galaxy ⓘ
Fornax Dwarf Galaxy ⓘ
IC 10 ⓘ
IC 1613 ⓘ
Large Magellanic Cloud ⓘ
Leo I Dwarf Galaxy ⓘ
Leo II Dwarf Galaxy ⓘ
M110 ⓘ
M32 ⓘ
Milky Way ⓘ
NGC 147 ⓘ
NGC 185 ⓘ
NGC 6822 ⓘ
Pegasus Dwarf Irregular Galaxy ⓘ
Phoenix Dwarf Galaxy ⓘ
Sagittarius Dwarf Spheroidal Galaxy ⓘ
Sculptor Dwarf Galaxy ⓘ
Sextans Dwarf Spheroidal Galaxy ⓘ
surface form: Sextans Dwarf Galaxy

Small Magellanic Cloud ⓘ
Triangulum Galaxy ⓘ
Tucana Dwarf Galaxy ⓘ
Ursa Minor Dwarf Galaxy ⓘ
WLM Galaxy ⓘ
coordinateSystem often described in supergalactic coordinates ⓘ
cosmologicalRole part of the local cosmic web ⓘ
darkMatterContent dominated by dark matter ⓘ
distanceScale about 10 million light-years across ⓘ
dominantMembers Andromeda Galaxy ⓘ
Milky Way ⓘ
Triangulum Galaxy ⓘ
environment relatively low-density region compared to rich clusters ⓘ
fullName Local Group ⓘ
gravitationallyBound true ⓘ
locatedIn Virgo Supercluster ⓘ
surface form: Virgo Supercluster region
memberCountApprox around 80 galaxies ⓘ
more than 50 galaxies ⓘ
MilkyWayAndromedaInteraction on a collision course ⓘ
MilkyWayAndromedaMergerTimescale about 4–5 billion years ⓘ
MilkyWaySubgroup Milky Way ⓘ
its satellite galaxies ⓘ
nearestNeighborGroup Centaurus A/M83 Group ⓘ
M81 Group ⓘ
observationMethod measured via galaxy distances and velocities ⓘ
partOf Laniakea Supercluster ⓘ
redshiftRange very low redshift ⓘ
TriangulumSubgroup Triangulum Galaxy ⓘ
its possible satellites ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Local Group → hasAlternativeName → LG ⓘ