The Local Group is a group of galaxies that includes the Milky Way Galaxy and Andromeda Galaxy. It is also sometimes referred to as the Andromeda Group. The Local Group consists of about 54 galaxies bound together by gravity in a region about 10 million light-years in diameter.
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Andromeda Group: Milky Way's Galaxy Cluster
The Local Group is a group of galaxies that includes the Milky Way Galaxy and Andromeda Galaxy. It is also sometimes referred to as the Andromeda Group. The Local Group consists of about 54 galaxies bound together by gravity in a region about 10 million light-years in diameter.