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麥哲倫雲
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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 · 中文
麥哲倫雲（包括大麥哲倫雲與小麥哲倫雲）皆為不規則的矮星系，都環繞著我們的銀河系，因此是屬於本星系群的伴星系。 雖然近年發現了有比它們更接近銀河系的星系，但仍然在一般人習慣與科普書上寫成最近的星系。
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