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SMALL MAGELLANIC CLOUD [1 record]

Record 1 2023-10-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Astrophysics and Cosmography
  • Space Physics
CONT

The SMC is one of the Milky Way's closest galactic neighbors. Even though it is a small, or so-called dwarf galaxy, the SMC is so bright that it is visible to the unaided eye from the Southern Hemisphere and near the equator.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Astrophysique et cosmographie
  • Physique spatiale
CONT

Le Petit Nuage de Magellan [...] est, comme son frère, le Grand Nuage de Magellan, une petite galaxie irrégulière située à environ 210 000 années-lumière.

OBS

SMC : acronyme anglais signifiant «Small Magellanic Cloud».

Spanish

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