Milky Way

The Milky Way Galaxy outside of its borders.

The Milky Way Galaxy is a barred spiral galaxy located in the Local Group galactic neighborhood and is the second largest member of it. It is often referred to as the: *"Galaxy of Origins."* It is the home of three hundred and fifty billion stars, hundreds of billions of worlds, and countless lifeforms.

## General

The Milky Way Galaxy is a galaxy that has had a profound affect on the wider universe outside of its borders, as it served as the galaxy of origin for many civilizations that would colonize thousands of galaxies, trillions of worlds, and comprise millions of intelligent species. There doesn't seem to be an exact reason for this, but thanks to this anomalous trait of its history, it is known by species that came from it as the: *"Galaxy of Origins."*

Many of the largest players in the local universe have come from the Milky Way, including humans and thousands of other intelligent species that have colonized many worlds and galaxies. Despite this however, no one unified government holds control over the whole of the galaxy. Instead, hundreds of separate nations of various sizes hold control over their own respective regions.

The galaxy is known by countless different names across the numerous species that inhabit its respective galactic arms, however the most common meaning of names given to it refer to it appearing as if liquid had been poured across the sky, hence why names like*: "Milky Way"* have remained in many popular cultures.

Another famous aspect of the galaxy is the sheer abundance of satellite galaxies in orbit around it, with a total of fifty-six smaller galaxies in orbit around it, each with their own respective worlds and species.

## Galactic Geography

The Milky Way Galaxy is made up of level regions. They are as followed:

* 1: Galactic Center
* 2: Galctic Bar
* 3: Long Bar
* 4: Near 3kpc Arm
* 5: Far 3kpc Arm.
* 6: Saggittarius Arm
* 7: Norma Arm
* 8: Sactum-Centarus Arm
* 9: Orion Spur
* 10: Perseus Arm
* 11: Outer Arm
* 12: Great Galactic Cloud

## Satellite Galaxies

The Milky Way has fifty-six satellite galaxies in orbit around it. They are as followed:

* 1: Large Magellanic Cloud

* 2: Small Magellanic Cloud

* 3: Canes Venatici

* 4: Canis Major Dwarf

* 5: Boötes III 1.0

* 6: Sculptor Dwarf

* 7: Draco Dwarf

* 8: Hercules

* 9: Leo II

* 10: Fornax Dwarf

* 11: Eridanus II

* 12: Sextans Dwarf Spheroidal

* 13: Carina Dwarf Spheroidal

* 14: Leo I

* 15: Ursa Minor Dwarf

* 16: Leo T

* 17: Aquarius II

* 18: Boötes I

* 19: Canes Venatici

* 20: Leo IV

* 21: Tucana IV

* 22: Columba I

* 23: Ursa Major II

* 24: Grus II

* 25: Cetus III

* 26: Coma Berenices

* 27: Hydra II

* 28: Reticulum III

* 29: Pisces II

* 30: Pegasus III

* 31: Hydrus I

* 32: Boötes II

* 33: Tucana III

* 34: Virgo

* 35: Horologium II

* 36: Sagittarius II

* 37: Leo V

* 38: Triangulum II

* 39: Segue 2

* 40: Segue 1

* 41: Draco II

* 42: Tucana V

* 43: Cetus II

* 44: Reticulum II

* 45: Tucana II

* 46: Pisces I

* 47: DES

* 48: Eridanus III

* 49: Horologium I

* 50: Kim 2/Indus I

* 51: Phoenix II

* 52: Ursa Major I Dwarf

* 53: Pictoris

* 54: Grus I

* 55: Carina II (dwarf galaxy)

* 56: Carina III (dwarf galaxy)