What is the shortest distance between two galaxies?

Answer 1

As of now, the nearest to Milky Way is its satellite dwarf-galaxy, Canis Major. This orbiter of Milky Way is now on the other side at 70 K light years.

The Milky Way (MW), in our galaxy, is home to dwarf

MW's satellite galaxies.

Canis Major Dwarf Galaxy is the closest as of 2003. It is an orbiter of

The Milky Way is currently 70 K light years (ly) away from MW.

With a greater distance of 253 K ly, our neighbor Andromeda is located from

MW.

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Answer 2

Layla Anderson

The shortest distance between two galaxies can vary widely depending on their respective locations in the universe. In some cases, galaxies can be relatively close to each other, with distances of tens of thousands of light-years. However, in other cases, galaxies can be millions or even billions of light-years apart.

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