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    The Small Magellanic Cloud (SMC) is a dwarf galaxy near the Milky Way. Classified as a dwarf irregular galaxy, the SMC has a D25 isophotal diameter of...
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    The Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC) is a dwarf irregular galaxy, and satellite galaxy of the Milky Way. At a distance of around 50 kiloparsecs (163,000 light-years)...
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    as Magellanic spiral galaxies. The two galaxies are the following: Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC), about 163 kly (50 kpc) away Small Magellanic Cloud (SMC)...
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  • The Magellanic Stream is a stream of high-velocity clouds of gas extending from the Large and Small Magellanic Clouds over 100° through the Galactic south...
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    List of largest known stars (category Articles using small message boxes)
    L. M.; Richardson, N. D. (July 2017). "Wolf-Rayet stars in the Small Magellanic Cloud: II. Analysis of the binaries". Astronomy & Astrophysics. 591: A22...
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  • prototype galaxy and namesake for Magellanic spirals is the Large Magellanic Cloud, an SBm galaxy. They are usually smaller dwarf galaxies and can be considered...
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    system is comprised of the Sagittarius Dwarf Galaxy, Large Magellanic Cloud, Small Magellanic Cloud, Canis Major Dwarf Galaxy (disputed, considered by some...
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  • which can rip enemy vessels apart. The Small Magellanic Cloud (referred to in-setting as the Lesser Magellanic Cloud) is composed of three main regions:...
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    variables after S Doradus, one of the brightest stars of the Large Magellanic Cloud. They are considered to be rare. The LBV stars P Cygni and η Carinae...
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    The Magellanic Bridge (MBR) is a stream of neutral hydrogen that links the two Magellanic Clouds, with a few known stars inside it. It should not be confused...
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