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The Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC) is a dwarf galaxy and satellite galaxy of the Milky Way. [7] At a distance of around 50 kiloparsecs (163,000 light-years), [2] [8] [9] [10] the LMC is the second- or third-closest galaxy to the Milky Way, after the Sagittarius Dwarf Spheroidal (c. 16 kiloparsecs (52,000 light-years) away) and the possible dwarf irregular galaxy called the Canis Major Overdensity.
In photographs, the cluster spans an apparent size of 3.50 arc minutes. [1] The core radius has an angular size of 10.7 ± 0.4 arc seconds, [5] while the half-light radius is 24.3 arc seconds. [4] There are a total of 49 known and one candidate RR Lyrae variable stars in the cluster, as of 2011. Eight are RRd, or double-mode RR Lyrae variables.
NGC 1974 (also known as NGC 1991 and ESO 85-SC89) is an open cluster associated with an emission nebula which is located in the Dorado constellation which is part of the Large Magellanic Cloud. It was discovered by James Dunlop on November 6, 1826, and later observed by John Herschel on January 2, 1837, subsequently cataloged as NGC 1991. [ 4 ]
A large ring of cold gas that formed from a collision of two galaxies. [3] Magellanic Stream: 600,000 ly (180,000 pc) [4] complex of HVCs: Connects the Large and Small Magellanic clouds; extends across 180° of the sky. Lyman-alpha blob 1: 300,000 ly (92,000 pc) [5] LαB: Largest blob in the LAB Giant Concentration [citation needed] Himiko Gas ...
The Large Magellanic Cloud was the host galaxy to a supernova , the brightest observed in over four centuries. Measurements with the Hubble Space Telescope, announced in 2006, suggest the Magellanic Clouds may be moving too fast to be long term companions of the Milky Way . [ 34 ]
NGC 2004 is a member of the Large Magellanic Cloud, [4] which is a satellite galaxy of the Milky Way. References External links. Media related to NGC 2004 at ...
Its apparent size is 2.5 arcmin. It is located in the Large Magellanic Cloud. [4] References External links. Media related to NGC 2164 at Wikimedia ...
N119 (formally known as LHA 120-N 119) is a spiral-shaped H II region in the Large Magellanic Cloud. Its dimensions are large, at 131 x 175 pc (430 × 570 ly). [2] It contains several luminous stars including S Doradus, LH41-1042, and LMC195-1. Its peculiar S-shaped structure is difficult to explain with classical models.