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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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Article · 日本語
マゼラン雲(マゼランうん、Magellanic Clouds, Nubeculae Magellani)とは、銀河系の近くにある2つの銀河、大マゼラン雲 (Large Magellanic Cloud = LMC) と 小マゼラン雲 (Small Magellanic Cloud = SMC) の総称である。共に局所銀河群に属する矮小銀河である。希に、マゼラン星雲 (Magellanic Nebulae)、マゼラン銀河 (Magellanic Galaxies) とも。銀河系の伴銀河である(と、定説によって最近まで見なされてきた)。(英21より)
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