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The Magellanic Clouds are two smaller galaxies that orbit around our own Milky Way galaxy. Astronomers study them because they offer insights into how galaxies interact and evolve, and they're close enough to observe in detail with telescopes.
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- galaxy group
- Subclass of
- dwarf galaxy
- Part of
- Local Group
- Named after
- Ferdinand Magellan
- Constellation
- Hydrus
- Image
- Magellanic Clouds ― Irregular Dwarf Galaxies.jpg
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- topic's main category
- Category:Magellanic Clouds
- right ascension
- 45.00
- epoch
- J2000.0
- declination
- -71.0
- Commons category
- Magellanic Clouds
- described by source
- Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
- on focus list of Wikimedia project
- Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4
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