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     • As a result, two fuzzy cloud like objects, nestled among the southern constellations of Doradus and Tucana are now known as the Clouds of Magellan. The Magellanic Clouds are small irregular galaxies, satellites of our larger Milky Way spiral galaxy.
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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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   How far is the Small Magellanic Cloud from the Milky Way?

   • The Small Magellanic Cloud actually spans 15,000 light-years or so and contains several hundred million stars. About 210,000 light-years away in the constellation of the Tucan ( Tucana ), it is more distant than other known Milky Way satellite galaxies, including the Sagittarius Dwarf galaxy and the Large Magellanic Cloud .

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   What are the clouds of Magellan?

   • As a result, two celestial wonders easily visible for southern hemisphere skygazers are now known in Western culture as the Clouds of Magellan. Within the past 100 years, research has shown that these cosmic clouds are dwarf irregular galaxies , satellites of our larger spiral Milky Way Galaxy.

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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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3. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Magellanic_CloudsMagellanic Clouds - Wikipedia

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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 · The Magellanic Clouds are irregular galaxies that share a gaseous envelope and lie about 22° apart in the sky near the south celestial pole. One of them, the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC), is a luminous patch about 5° in diameter, and the other, the Small Magellanic Cloud (SMC), measures less than 2° across.

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   Within the past 100 years, research has shown that these cosmic clouds are dwarf irregular galaxies , satellites of our larger spiral Milky Way Galaxy. The Small Magellanic Cloud actually spans 15,000 light-years or so and contains several hundred million stars.

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7. sentinelmission.org › magellanic-cloudsMagellanic Clouds - Definition & Detailed Explanation ...

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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.

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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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   As a result, two celestial wonders easily visible for southern hemisphere skygazers are known as the Clouds of Magellan. These cosmic clouds are now understood to be dwarf irregular galaxies, satellites of our larger spiral Milky Way Galaxy. The Small Magellanic Cloud actually spans 15,000 light-years or so and contains several hundred million ...

10. astro4edu.org › resources › glossaryGlossary term: Magellanic Clouds

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    Description: The Magellanic Clouds are two galaxies orbiting the Milky Way. The Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC) is about 14,000 light years across and the Small Magellanic Cloud (SMC) is about 7000 light years across.