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Milky Way satellite distribution
Spatial distribution of Milky Way satellite galaxies within 200 kpc. The so-called "classical" satellites, discovered before the Sloan Digital Sky Survey, are shown in orange, while the satellites discovered in SDSS data are shown in light blue.
Credit: J. T. A. de Jong
 
Milky Way satellite distribution -- only classical satellites
Spatial distribution of Milky Way satellite galaxies within 200 kpc. As above, but only the "classical" satellites are shown.
Credit: J. T. A. de Jong
 
Milky Way distribution of spatially coherent streams -- side legend
Equatorial projected distribution of Milky Way spatially coherent streams. Legend is displayed on the right side of the image.
Credit: B. Pila Díez
 
Milky Way distribution of spatially coherent streams -- labelled
Equatorial projected distribution of Milky Way spatially coherent streams. Same as above but streams have been labelled instead of gathered into a legend.
Credit: B. Pila Díez