The Local Group contains about 20 or so galaxies. The Milky Way and M31 (the Andromeda Galaxy) are its major members, and many of the other smaller galaxies are in close proximity to one or the other of them.
Some useful links
Mateo's table of Local Group Members
SEDs page on the Local Group
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