Magellanic Clouds

E41172

galactic system gaseous bridge gaseous stream irregular dwarf galaxy

The Magellanic Clouds are two irregular dwarf galaxies orbiting the Milky Way, prominently visible from the Southern Hemisphere as hazy patches in the night sky.

Aliases (4)

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	galactic system → gaseous bridge → gaseous stream → irregular dwarf galaxy → irregular dwarf galaxy →
areImportantFor	studies of galaxy interaction and evolution →
arePartOf	Local Group →
areTypeOf	irregular dwarf galaxies →
areUsedAs	calibrators for the cosmic distance scale →
areVisibleAs	hazy patches in the night sky →
areVisibleFrom	Southern Hemisphere →
associatedWith	Magellanic Stream →
connectedBy	Magellanic Bridge →
connectedTo	Large Magellanic Cloud →
connects	Large Magellanic Cloud → Small Magellanic Cloud →
consistsOf	Large Magellanic Cloud → Small Magellanic Cloud →
contains	30 Doradus → H II regions → Tarantula Nebula → emission nebulae → numerous star clusters → young star clusters →
extendsAround	Milky Way →
hasAngularSize	about 10 degrees → about 3 by 5 degrees →
hasApparentMagnitude	about 0.9 → about 2.7 →
hasApproximateDistance	160,000 light-years → 200,000 light-years →
hasMorphologicalType	Magellanic spiral / irregular → dwarf irregular →
hasStarFormationActivity	high →
haveComponent	interacting gas streams →
haveInteractionBetween	Large Magellanic Cloud and Small Magellanic Cloud →
haveInteractionWith	Milky Way →
isMemberOf	Magellanic Clouds → Magellanic Clouds →
isNearest	one of the nearest galaxies to the Milky Way →
isSatelliteGalaxyOf	Milky Way → Milky Way →
locatedIn	constellation Dorado → constellation Tucana → southern celestial hemisphere →
namedAfter	Ferdinand Magellan →
orbit	Milky Way → Milky Way → Milky Way →
originatesFrom	Magellanic Clouds →

Referenced by (7)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Large Magellanic Cloud → Small Magellanic Cloud →	isMemberOf
Astronomical Observatory of the University of Warsaw →	hasResearchFocus
OGLE →	observes
Magellanic Stream →	originatesFrom
OGLE-IV survey →	researchFocus
Southern Hemisphere →	visibleConstellations