List of Nearest Galaxies

5 Closest Galaxies

Rank	Galaxy	Distance	Notes
1	Milky Way Galaxy	0	This is our galaxy, we are part of it.
2	Omega Centauri	0.0183 Mly
3	Canis Major Dwarf	0.025 Mly
4	Virgo Stellar Stream	0.030 Mly
5	Sagittarius Dwarf Elliptical Galaxy	0.081 Mly
6	Large Magellanic Cloud	0.163 Mly
Mly represents millions of light-years, a measure of distance. Distances are measured from Earth, with Earth being at zero.

Nearest Galaxies by Type

Title	Galaxy	Date	Distance	Notes
Nearest galaxy	Milky Way	always	0	This is our galaxy
Nearest galaxy to our own	Canis Major Dwarf	2003	0.025 Mly
Nearest dwarf galaxy	Canis Major Dwarf	2003	0.025 Mly
Nearest large galaxy to our own	Andromeda Galaxy	always	2.54 Mly	First identified as a separate galaxy in 1923
Nearest giant galaxy	Centaurus A		12 Mly

Nearest Neighbouring Galaxy Title-holder

Galaxy	Date	Distance	Notes
Canis Major Dwarf	2003 -	0.025 Mly
Sagittarius Dwarf Elliptical Galaxy	1994 − 2003	0.081 Mly
Large Magellanic Cloud	antiquity − 1994	0.163 Mly	This is the upper bound, as it is nearest galaxy observable with the naked-eye.
Small Magellanic Cloud	1913–1914		This was the first intergalactic distance measured. In 1913, Ejnar Hertzsprung measures the distance to SMC using Cepheid variables. In 1914, he did it for LMC.
Andromeda Galaxy	1923		This was the first galaxy determined to be not part of the Milky Way.
Mly represents millions of light-years, a measure of distance. Distances are measured from Earth, with Earth being at zero.

• Omega Centauri does not appear on this list because is not currently considered a galaxy, per se, it is considered a former galaxy, and all that remains of one that was cannibalized by the Milky Way.

source : www.wikipedia.org