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   Galaxy                       Distance     Year      M(V)   Diameter
   Sagittarius (Sgr)             50 000      1994     -13.4   >10 000?       
   Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC) 160 000      ----     -18.1    20 000
   Small Magellanic Cloud (SMC) 180 000      ----     -16.2    15 000
   Ursa Minor (UMi)             220 000      1954      -8.9      1000
   Sculptor (Scl)               260 000      1938     -11.1      1000
   Draco (Dra)                  270 000      1954      -8.8       500
   Sextans (Sex)                290 000      1990      -9.5      3000
   Carina (Car)                 330 000      1977      -9.3       500
   Fornax (For)                 450 000      1938     -13.2      3000
   Leo II                       670 000      1950      -9.6       500
   Leo I                        830 000      1950     -11.9      1000
Approximate galactocentric distance in light-years (1 kpc= 3260 l.y.)
Year of discovery
M(V) absolute V magnitude
A rude estimation of the diameter in light-years
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