Milky Way Subgroup of Galaxies
The base grid parallels the supergalactic plane, and lies 0.46 million light years (460,000 light years) below the actual supergalactic plane. The supergalactic plane is visible initially as the thin horizontal line in the middle of the image. Data is from: "The Observed Properties Of Dwarf Galaxies In And Around The Local Group," Alan W. McConnachie, The Astronomical Journal, 144:4, pp 1-36, July 2012.
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Beyond Our Galaxy
