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   Magellanic Clouds

   /ˌmadʒɪˈlanɪk/

   • 1. two diffuse luminous patches in the southern sky, now known to be small irregular galaxies that are the closest to our own. The Large Magellanic Cloud is about 169,000 light years away and the Small Magellanic Cloud is about 210,000 light years.

   Word Origin named after the Portuguese explorer Magellan (see Magellan, Ferdinand).

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   What is a Magellanic Cloud?

   • The Magellanic Clouds ( Magellanic system or Nubeculae Magellani ) are two irregular dwarf galaxies in the southern celestial hemisphere. Orbiting the Milky Way galaxy, these satellite galaxies are members of the Local Group. Because both show signs of a bar structure, they are often reclassified as Magellanic spiral galaxies.

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   Which galaxies make up the Magellanic Clouds?

   • It is comprised of two irregular dwarf galaxies known as the Large and Small Magellanic Clouds, abbreviated as LMC and SMC. They are only visible from the southern hemisphere and became known in Europe after the expeditions led by the Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan.

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   What is the difference between a Large Magellanic Cloud and a Small Magellanic Cloud?

   • The Large Magellanic Cloud and its neighbour and relative, the Small Magellanic Cloud, are conspicuous objects in the southern hemisphere, looking like separated pieces of the Milky Way to the naked eye. Roughly 21 ° apart in the night sky, the true distance between them is roughly 75,000 light-years.

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   When were the Magellanic Clouds formed?

   • The Magellanic Clouds were formed at about the same time as the Milky Way Galaxy, approximately 13 billion years ago. They are presently captured in orbits around the Milky Way Galaxy and have experienced several tidal encounters with each other and with the Galaxy.

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   The Magellanic Clouds (Magellanic system or Nubeculae Magellani) are two irregular dwarf galaxies in the southern celestial hemisphere. Orbiting the Milky Way galaxy , these satellite galaxies are members of the Local Group .

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   1 day ago · Magellanic Cloud, either of two satellite galaxies of the Milky Way Galaxy, the vast star system of which Earth is a minor component. These companion galaxies were named for the Portuguese navigator Ferdinand Magellan, whose crew discovered them during the first voyage around the world (1519–22).

5. www.astronomy.com › science › meet-the-magellanicMeet the Magellanic Clouds: Our galaxy’s brightest satellites

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   Nov 20, 2020 · Back to Article List. From the November 2020 issue. Meet the Magellanic Clouds: Our galaxy’s brightest satellites. One large and one small, the Magellanic Clouds are familiar sights in the...

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7. www.universetoday.com › what-are-magellanic-cloudsWhat are Magellanic Clouds? - Universe Today

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   Nov 8, 2016 · The Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC) and the neighboring the Small Magellanic Cloud (SMC) are starry regions that orbit our galaxy, and look conspicuously like detached pieces of the Milky Way.

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   Mar 19, 2024 · Table of Contents. What are Magellanic Clouds? History and Discovery. Location and Characteristics. Structure and Composition. Interaction with the Milky Way. Importance in Astronomy. What are Magellanic Clouds? The Magellanic Clouds are two irregular dwarf galaxies that orbit the Milky Way.

9. space-facts.com › galaxies › magellanic-cloudsLarge & Small Magellanic Cloud Facts

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   The Large Magellanic cloud is a nearby galaxy once considered to be an irregular type until astronomers studied it more closely. It now turns out to be an irregular with a bar across its heart. It may once have been a spiral.

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    Nov 25, 2019 · Key Facts & Summary. The two Magellanic Clouds is a binary galactic system transiting our neighbourhood at a distance between 160 and 200 hundred light-years. It is comprised of two irregular dwarf galaxies known as the Large and Small Magellanic Clouds, abbreviated as LMC and SMC. They are only visible from the southern hemisphere and became ...