The Sagittarius Dwarf Elliptical Galaxy is the next closest , at 662,000,000,000,000,000 km (
70,000 light years) from the Sun. The Large Magellanic Cloud, 1,690,000,000,000,000,000 km (
179,000 light years) away, was once considered the nearest galaxy outside of the Milky Way.
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