A Milky Way-like galaxy and its satellite galaxies. (IMAGE)

University of Utah

A Milky Way-like galaxy and its satellite galaxies.

Caption

An image of a Milky Way-like galaxy and its system of satellite galaxies. The SAGA survey identified six small satellite galaxies in orbit around this Milky Way analog.

Credit

Yasmeen Asali (Yale), with images from the DESI Legacy Surveys Sky Viewer

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