Large Magellanic Cloud
E20343
The Large Magellanic Cloud is a nearby irregular dwarf galaxy visible from the Southern Hemisphere and notable for its role in studies of galaxy formation, stellar evolution, and the cosmic distance scale.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Large Magellanic Cloud canonical | 29 |
| Large Magellanic Cloud as a nebulous patch (for southern observers) | 1 |
| Milky Way satellite galaxy Large Magellanic Cloud | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
astronomical object
ⓘ
galaxy ⓘ irregular dwarf galaxy ⓘ satellite galaxy ⓘ |
| abbreviation | LMC ⓘ |
| angularSize | about 10 degrees across on the sky ⓘ |
| apparentMagnitudeV | about 0.9 ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Magellanic Stream ⓘ |
| bestSeenFrom | southern mid-latitudes ⓘ |
| connectedBy |
Magellanic Bridge
ⓘ
surface form:
Magellanic Bridge to the Small Magellanic Cloud
|
| constellation | Dorado ⓘ |
| contains |
30 Doradus
ⓘ
SN 1987A ⓘ Tarantula Nebula ⓘ numerous H II regions ⓘ old globular clusters ⓘ young massive star clusters ⓘ |
| diameter | about 14000 light-years ⓘ |
| discovery | known since antiquity to southern observers ⓘ |
| distanceFromMilkyWay |
about 160000 light-years
ⓘ
about 50 kiloparsecs ⓘ |
| galaxyType |
Magellanic irregular
ⓘ
barred Magellanic spiral ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
Magellanic Bridge
ⓘ
extended gaseous disk ⓘ prominent bar structure ⓘ warped disk ⓘ |
| interactsGravitationallyWith |
Milky Way
ⓘ
Small Magellanic Cloud ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Local Group ⓘ |
| mass | on the order of 10^10 solar masses ⓘ |
| metallicity | lower than Milky Way average ⓘ |
| name | Large Magellanic Cloud self-link ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Ferdinand Magellan ⓘ |
| observedBy |
Gaia observatory
ⓘ
surface form:
Gaia spacecraft
Hubble Space Telescope ⓘ ground-based telescopes worldwide ⓘ |
| orbitalCompanionOf | Small Magellanic Cloud ⓘ |
| orbitalStatus | possibly on first infall into the Milky Way halo ⓘ |
| regionOfSky | southern celestial hemisphere ⓘ |
| satelliteOf | Milky Way ⓘ |
| starFormationRate | relatively high for its size ⓘ |
| stellarMass | on the order of 10^9 solar masses ⓘ |
| usedFor |
Cepheid period–luminosity relation calibration
ⓘ
calibration of the cosmic distance scale ⓘ studies of galaxy formation ⓘ studies of stellar evolution ⓘ |
| visibleFrom | Southern Hemisphere ⓘ |
Referenced by (31)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Small Magellanic Cloud
subject surface form:
Magellanic Bridge
this entity surface form:
Large Magellanic Cloud as a nebulous patch (for southern observers)
subject surface form:
Dorado
subject surface form:
Dorado
this entity surface form:
Milky Way satellite galaxy Large Magellanic Cloud
subject surface form:
Dorado
subject surface form:
Wolf–Rayet star