Milky Way Galaxy

== Introduction ==
The Milky Way Galaxy is the home galaxy of the humans in Dimension 1. It houses the Sol System, the home-system of the humans. It is a barred spiral galaxy with numerous arms. The main galaxy is around 105,200 lightyears in diameter and is located within the Local Group, a collection of galaxies housing the Andromeda Galaxy and Triangulum Galaxy. It is the second largest galaxy within the cluster, second only to Andromeda.
Two notable locations in the galaxy are the Sol System, which is located in the Orion Arm, and Kepler-186 System, located in the same arm as the Sol System.
== Structure ==
There are several arms in the Milky Way Galaxy:
* Orion-Cygnus Arm
* Carina-Sagittarius Arm
* Crux-Scutum Arm
* Norma Arm
* Perseus Arm
* 3kpc Arm
* Outer Arm
* New Outer Arm
== Cosmography ==
Multiple cosmographical maps of the Milky Way Galaxy exist. Most common is the Diogo projection, proposed by Diogo Theiss, a member of both the Council of Theiss and the Theissian Astronomical Society. It shows all the arms of the galaxy along with the locations of major civilizations.
== Satellite galaxies ==
The Milky Way has 59 satellite galaxies orbiting it. Below is a list of the galaxies.
Name 	Diameter (kpc)	Distance (kpc)	Absolute magnitude	Type
Large Magellanic Cloud	4 	48.5 	–18.1 	SBm
Antlia 2 	2.9 	130 	–8.5 	?
Sagittarius Dwarf 	2.6 	20 	–13.5 	E
Crater II 	2.2 	117.5 	 	
dSph 	 	 	 	
Small Magellanic Cloud	2 	61 	–16.8 	Irr
Canes Venatici I 	2 	220 	–8.6 	dSph?
Canis Major Dwarf 	1.5 	8 	– 	dE3
== Notable systems ==
* Kepler-186 System
* Sol System
== Appearances ==
* None
Category:Galaxies
Category:Galaxies of the Virgo Cluster
Category:Places
Category:Galaxies of the Local Group