Small Magellanic Cloud - Wikipedia
The Small Magellanic Cloud (SMC) is a dwarf galaxy near the Milky Way. [5] Classified as a dwarf irregular galaxy, the SMC has a D 25 isophotal diameter of about 5.78 kiloparsecs (18,900 …
Magellanic Clouds - Wikipedia
The Large Magellanic Cloud and its neighbour and relative, the Small Magellanic Cloud, are conspicuous objects in the southern hemisphere, looking like separated pieces of the Milky …
Small Magellanic Cloud: The Milky Way's Small Neighbor | Space
2018年12月13日 · A diffuse fog in the southern sky, the Small Magellanic Cloud (SMC) is one of our Milky Way galaxy's closest neighbors. Because it cannot be seen from most of North …
Small Magellanic Cloud revealed as 2 objects - EarthSky
2024年1月10日 · The Small Magellanic Cloud – and its larger neighbor the Large Magellanic Cloud – are so bright that they’re easily visible to the eye in Southern Hemisphere skies. …
APOD: 2021 January 5 - The Small Cloud of Magellan
Within the past 100 years, research has shown that these cosmic clouds are dwarf irregular galaxies, satellites of our larger spiral Milky Way Galaxy. The Small Magellanic Cloud actually …
Hubble Captures a Glittering Neighbor - NASA Science
2022年12月9日 · This image from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope captures a small portion of the Small Magellanic Cloud (SMC). The SMC is a dwarf galaxy and one of the Milky …
Stars in NGC 602a - NASA
2013年4月3日 · The Small Magellanic Cloud (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 …
101 Must-See Cosmic Objects: Small Magellanic Cloud
2022年8月8日 · Like its companion, the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC), the Small Magellanic Cloud (SMC) is a remarkable spectacle enjoyed by Southern Hemisphere astronomers. It is …
The Small Magellanic Cloud - ThoughtCo
2019年2月22日 · The Small Magellanic Cloud is a favorite stargazing target for southern hemisphere observers. It's actually a galaxy. Astronomers classify it as a dwarf irregular type …
Taken Under the ‘Wing’ of the Small Magellanic Cloud
2013年4月3日 · The Small Magellanic Cloud, or SMC, is a small galaxy about 200,000 light-years way that orbits our own Milky Way spiral galaxy. The colors represent wavelengths of light …