loose group Comparison Table

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loose group comparison table

Subject has number of galaxie has member has diameter has definition

Local Group 30 Milky Way, M31, M33, LMC, SMC, IC 1613, NGC 6822, NGC 147, NGC 185, NGC 205, M32, Sculptor galaxy, Fornax galaxy, Leo I, Leo II, UMi galaxy, Draco system and three companions to M31 2 Mpc The cluster of galaxies of which our own, the Milky Way, is one. Its radius is estimated at 10⁶ parsecs. Largest of the Group is the Andromeda galaxy.

M 81 group 10 to 100

Subject	has number of galaxie	has member	has diameter	has definition
Local Group	30	Milky Way, M31, M33, LMC, SMC, IC 1613, NGC 6822, NGC 147, NGC 185, NGC 205, M32, Sculptor galaxy, Fornax galaxy, Leo I, Leo II, UMi galaxy, Draco system and three companions to M31	2 Mpc	The cluster of galaxies of which our own, the Milky Way, is one. Its radius is estimated at 10⁶ parsecs. Largest of the Group is the Andromeda galaxy.
M 81 group	10 to 100

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