Small Magellanic Cloud
E20869
The Small Magellanic Cloud is a nearby dwarf irregular galaxy visible from the Southern Hemisphere and one of the closest galactic neighbors to the Milky Way.
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
dwarf irregular galaxy
ⓘ
galaxy ⓘ satellite galaxy ⓘ |
| absoluteMagnitudeV | about −16.8 ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Nubecula Minor
ⓘ
SMC ⓘ |
| angularSize | about 5 degrees ⓘ |
| apparentMagnitudeV | about 2.7 ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Magellanic Stream ⓘ |
| bestSeenIn | austral spring ⓘ |
| catalogCode |
ESO 029- G 011
ⓘ
PGC 3085 ⓘ |
| connectedBy | Magellanic Bridge ⓘ |
| contains |
47 Tucanae (in its vicinity on the sky)
ⓘ
H II regions ⓘ N66 (nebula) ⓘ NGC 346 ⓘ globular clusters ⓘ old stars ⓘ planetary nebulae ⓘ star clusters ⓘ star-forming regions ⓘ supernova remnants ⓘ young stars ⓘ |
| declination | about −72° 48′ ⓘ |
| discoveredBy | known to ancient southern observers ⓘ |
| distanceFromEarth | about 200000 light-years ⓘ |
| distanceFromLargeMagellanicCloud | about 75000 light-years ⓘ |
| distanceFromMilkyWay | about 200000 light-years ⓘ |
| gasContent | rich in neutral hydrogen ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
bar-like main body
ⓘ
extended wing ⓘ |
| interactsGravitationallyWith | Large Magellanic Cloud ⓘ |
| locatedIn | constellation Tucana ⓘ |
| mass | on the order of 7×10^8 solar masses ⓘ |
| memberOf | Local Group ⓘ |
| metallicity | low compared to Milky Way ⓘ |
| morphologicalType | dwarf irregular ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Ferdinand Magellan ⓘ |
| observedBy |
Magellan–Elcano expedition
ⓘ
surface form:
Ferdinand Magellan's expedition
|
| observedIn |
X-ray wavelengths
ⓘ
optical wavelengths ⓘ radio wavelengths ⓘ |
| orbits | Milky Way ⓘ |
| radialVelocity | about 158 km/s ⓘ |
| redshift | about 0.000527 ⓘ |
| rightAscension | about 00h 52m ⓘ |
| satelliteOf | Milky Way ⓘ |
| starFormationRate | elevated compared to quiescent dwarfs ⓘ |
| usedAs | laboratory for low-metallicity star formation studies ⓘ |
| visibleFrom | Southern Hemisphere ⓘ |
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Magellanic Bridge