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Celestial Object

Large Magellanic Cloud

Galaxies

The Large Magellanic Cloud is a dwarf galaxy and satellite galaxy of the Milky Way, at a distance of around 163,000 light-years one of the closest galaxies to the Milky Way.

Facts
Object Type
Dwarf galaxy 3
Orbital Distance
163,000 light-years (49.97 kpc) from the Milky Way 3
Discovery Year
964 1
Classification
Constellation
Dorado 1
Catalogue
Other or Uncatalogued 2
Connections

Orbits

Milky Way, Celestial Objects
Source Wikipedia (space and spaceflight articles)
Additional Source Large Magellanic Cloud (Wikipedia)Large Magellanic Cloud, lead section (satellite status)
In the Other Atlases

In Constellation

Dorado

Also in Divinity Atlas: the constellation this subject lies in.

Sources
1. Wikidata: Large Magellanic Cloud
  • Wikidata Q49957, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)
  • wikidata-q49957 Wikidata claim (w-bbfill-edspace5-0927)
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2. SIMBAD Astronomical Database: LMC (Large Magellanic Cloud) SIMBAD record
SIMBAD Astronomical DatabaseIdentifiers
Quote, Identifiers
Identifiers (21): Anon 0524-69 ESO 56-115 ESO-LV 56-1150 GLXY G279.0-34.4+262 IRAS 05240-6948 LEDA 17223 NAME LMC
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3. Wikipedia (space and spaceflight articles)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Large Magellanic Cloud, infobox (Distance)
    163,000 light-years (49.97 kpc)
  • Includes: Tarantula Nebula, Tarantula Nebula, lead section (LMC membership, second mention, edges wave 2)
    The nebula resides on the leading edge of the LMC, where ram pressure stripping, and the compression of the interstellar medium likely resulting from this, is at a maximum.
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Large Magellanic Cloud (Wikipedia)
  • Large Magellanic Cloud, lead section
    a dwarf galaxy and satellite galaxy of the Milky Way
  • In Group: Irregular Galaxies, infobox 'type' field: SB(s)m (NED classification, de Vaucouleurs system) filed under Irregular Galaxies
  • In Category: Celestial Objects, Large Magellanic Cloud, Wikipedia summary
  • Orbits: Milky Way, Large Magellanic Cloud, lead section (satellite status)
    The Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC) is a dwarf galaxy and satellite galaxy of the Milky Way.
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