väike galaktikasüsteem, millesse kuuluvad spiraalgalaktikad Linnutee, M31 (Andromeeda galaktika) ja M33 ning ligi 60 korraapäratut ja kääbusgalaktikat, galaktikavahelised gaasipilved ja täheparved
galaxy group that includes the spiral galaxies Milky Way, M31, M33, and about 60 irregular and dwarf galaxies, intergalactic gas and stellar clusters
The dynamics of the Local Group are changing, and some astronomers speculated that one day the two large spirals in it (M31 and the Milky Way) may collide and merge to form a giant elliptical galaxy. It is also possible that the Local Group may one day merge with the next nearest big galaxy cluster, the Virgo Cluster.
