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1.5 m — 16,000 light years — Diameter of the Small Magellanic Cloud, a dwarf galaxy orbiting the Milky Way

2.0 m — 21,500 light years — Distance to OGLE-2005-BLG-390Lb, the most distant and the most Earth-like planet known

2.4 m — 25,000 light years — Distance to the Canis Major Dwarf Galaxy

2.6 m — 28,000 light years — Distance to the center of the Galaxy

8.3 m — 88,000 light years — Distance to the Sagittarius Dwarf Elliptical Galaxy

9.5 m — 100,000 light years — Diameter of the disc of the Milky Way Galaxy

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List of nearest galaxies

Orders of magnitude (length)