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The Large Magellanic Cloud is about 160,000 light years away.

The Small Magellanic Cloud is about 200,000 light years away.

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How far is the milky way away from the large magellanic cloud?

No. The Large Magellanic Cloud and Small Magellanic Cloud are satellite galaxies, separate from the Milky Way. They were named in honor of Ferdinand Magellan, the leader of the first European expedition to circumnavigate the Earth. The LMC and SMC are only visible south of the equator.


What is the distance to the Magellanic clouds?

There are two Magellanic clouds. Large Magellanic Cloud and Small Magellanic Cloud. Distance to Large Magellanic Cloud: 158,200 light years. Distance to Small Magellanic Cloud: 199,000 light years.


What is the largest magellanic cloud galaxy?

The Large Magellanic cloud.


When was The Magellanic Cloud created?

The Magellanic Cloud was created in 1955.


How many pages does The Magellanic Cloud have?

The Magellanic Cloud has 422 pages.


Is the magellanic clouds a galaxy?

The Large Magellanic Cloud is a galaxy, whereas the Small Magellanic Cloud is a dwarf galaxy.


How far from earth is the large magellanic cloud galaxy?

The Large Magellanic Cloud is a nearby galaxy, once thought to be a satellite of our own. At a distance of slightly less than 50 kiloparsecs (≈157,000 light years), it is the third closest galaxy to our Milky Way Galaxy.


How many galaxies can be seen from space not using a telescope?

From Earth, it is possible to see three galaxies with the naked eye: the Andromeda Galaxy (M31), the Large Magellanic Cloud, and the Small Magellanic Cloud.


How many kilomaters away from earth is magellanic cloud?

There are two Magellanic clouds at distances of 160,000 and 200,000 light-years from the Earth. 1 light year is 9.46073E12 kilometres.


What is one galaxy you can see with out a telesocpe other then the milky way?

The Andromeda galaxy (M31), the Large Magellanic Cloud, the Small Magellanic Cloud.


Where is the magelanic galaxy?

That's actually two galaxies, the "Large Magellanic Cloud" and the "Small Magellanic Cloud". Those two galaxies are far to the south; if you live in the northern hemisphere (for example, in Europe, North America, or Asia), you probably won't be able to see it.


What shape is a large magellanic cloud galaxy?

Small Magellanic cloud galaxies are shaped irregularly. They do not follow a regular form pattern when they are being created.