Dwarf · Local Group

Leo I Dwarf

Leo I is one of the most remote members of the Milky Way's family of satellite galaxies. It is receding from the Milky Way faster than any other satellite, suggesting it may be on a nearly unbound orbit — possibly an interloper from outside

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