LMC

E110989
galaxy irregular dwarf galaxy satellite galaxy

LMC is a nearby irregular dwarf galaxy and satellite of the Milky Way, notable for its active star formation and role in studies of galactic structure and evolution.

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Label Occurrences
LMC canonical 1

Statements (51)

Predicate Object
instanceOf galaxy ⓘ
irregular dwarf galaxy ⓘ
satellite galaxy ⓘ
angularSize_degrees ~10 ⓘ
apparentMagnitudeV ~0.9 ⓘ
associatedWith Magellanic Stream ⓘ
catalogDesignation ESO 56- G 115 ⓘ
connectedBy Magellanic Bridge ⓘ
contains 30 Doradus ⓘ
Cepheid variable stars ⓘ
Tarantula Nebula ⓘ
surface form: N44 nebula

SN 1987A ⓘ
surface form: SN 1987A remnant

Tarantula Nebula ⓘ
numerous H II regions ⓘ
young massive star clusters ⓘ
darkMatterDominated true ⓘ
diameter_ly ~14000 ⓘ
discoveredBy unknown ancient observers ⓘ
distanceAnchorFor extragalactic distance scale ⓘ
distanceFromEarth_ly ~163000 ⓘ
distanceFromMilkyWayCenter_ly ~163000 ⓘ
distanceFromSun_kpc ~50 ⓘ
extendsIntoConstellation Mensa ⓘ
fullName Large Magellanic Cloud ⓘ
galaxyType Magellanic irregular ⓘ
hasProperty gas rich ⓘ
high star formation rate ⓘ
metallicity lower than Milky Way ⓘ
hemisphere southern sky ⓘ
influences Milky Way dark matter halo ⓘ
interactsGravitationallyWith Small Magellanic Cloud ⓘ
locatedInConstellation Dorado ⓘ
mass_solarMasses ~1e10 ⓘ
metallicity_relativeToSun ~0.5 ⓘ
morphologicalType IBm ⓘ
namedAfter Ferdinand Magellan ⓘ
observedBy Magellan–Elcano expedition ⓘ
surface form: Ferdinand Magellan expedition
orbitalPeriod_estimate_years ~1.5e9 ⓘ
orbitalStatus satellite of Milky Way ⓘ
possibleFirstInfall true ⓘ
properMotionMeasuredBy Hubble Space Telescope ⓘ
radialVelocity_kmPerS ~262 ⓘ
satelliteOf Milky Way ⓘ
stellarMass_solarMasses ~3e9 ⓘ
usedForStudyOf distance scale calibration ⓘ
galactic structure ⓘ
galaxy evolution ⓘ
star formation ⓘ
stellar evolution ⓘ
visibility naked eye ⓘ
visibleFrom Southern Hemisphere ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Large Magellanic Cloud → abbreviation → LMC ⓘ