Closest spiral galaxy is Andromeda galaxy or Messier 31, 2 x 10^6 light-years away and twice as large as Milky Way. Milky Way Galaxy and Andromeda Galaxy are in Local Group {galaxy group}, which contains 40 dwarf galaxies. Local Group is near edge of Virgo Cluster, which contains hundreds of galaxies. The Great Attractor is another large galaxy group, 200,000,000 light years diameter.
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