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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.
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What is the nearest galexy?
The nearest major galaxy is Andromeda which is only 2.5 million light years away. There are two dwarf galaxies near the Milky Way called the Large Magellanic Cloud and the Small Magellanic Cloud roughly 75,000 light years away.In about 2.5 billion years, Andromeda and the Milky Way will merge.
How far is the closest irregular galaxy?
The closest irregular galaxy to us is the Large Magellanic Cloud, which is located around 163,000 light-years away from Earth. It is a satellite galaxy of the Milky Way and can be seen with the naked eye from the southern hemisphere.
What is the closest spiral galaxy to the Milky Way Galaxy?
The closest galaxy to our galaxy the Sagittarius galaxy but its Dwarf Galaxy, Andromeda is the Complete Galaxy and yet classified as the Galaxy which is closest to our galaxy. Facts : There are 12 Dwarf galaxies and 1 complete galaxy within the distance of 500,000 light years. Andromeda Galaxy is moving towards our galaxy at the speed 300,000 Kilometers per hour, but its so far that i would take millions of year to have a clash.
Closet galaxy to the milky way galaxy?
The nearest known is the very small Canis Major Dwarf Galaxy at 25,000 light years, a 'satellite' galaxy that orbits the Milky Way. This was only discovered in 2003, so there may be an unknown small galaxy closer. If you want the closest galaxy that is not a Milky Way satellite, that seems to be NGC 185 at just over 2 million light years, though this is in turn a satellite of the Andromeda Galaxy (M31). Finally, M31 is the nearest galaxy that is anything like the Milky Way, a large spiral with its own satellites. It's about 2.5 million light years away.
When did supernova 1987A occurred?
SN 1987A [See Link] was a supernova in the Tarantula Nebula in the Large Magellanic Cloud, a nearby dwarf galaxy. It occurred approximately 168,000 light years from Earth, close enough that it was visible to the naked eye. It was the closest observed supernova since SN 1604, which occurred in the Milky Way. The light from the supernova reached Earth on February 23, 1987. As the first supernova discovered in 1987, it was labeled "1987A".
What is the closest Large Magellanic cloud galaxy to ours.?
The Large Magellanic Cloud galaxy is the closest galaxy to the Milky Way, located approximately 163,000 light-years away.
How far is the Magellanic Cloud from Earth?
The Large Magellanic Cloud is about 160,000 light years away. The Small Magellanic Cloud is about 200,000 light years away.
What galaxy is the closet large galaxy to the Milky Way?
The closest spiral galaxy to us is known as the Andromeda galaxy.The Large and Small Magellanic Cloud closer,but there not spiral galaxy there dwarf galaxies.The Andromeda galaxy is about 2,000,000 light years away,while the Large Magellanic Cloud is 160,000 light years away,and the Small Magellanic Cloud is 200,000 light years away.That is why the Large Magellanic Cloud looks larger.
What are the closest dwarf galaxies to the Milky Way?
Surprisingly, Andromeda is not the closest galaxy to the milky way galaxy; Draco is the closest dwarf galaxy to the Milky Way. Following that is Ursa Minor, and then the small Magellanic cloud, and then the large Magellanic cloud. Amazingly, Andromeda is 14 galaxies away!
What are two irregular galaxies about 170000 light -years away from earth?
There are several small galaxies accompanying our Milky Way, at approximately that distance; the best-know are the Large Magellanic Cloud and the Small Magellanic Cloud, which can both be seen with the naked eye (if you live sufficiently towards the south).
What type of galaxy is the Small magellanic cloud?
The Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC) is a satellite galaxy of our own Milky Way. It and the Small Magellanic Cloud (SMC) are visible from the southern hemisphere, and were named in honor of Ferdinand Magellan, whose crew sailing around the world were the first Europeans to see them.
What is the nearest galexy?
The nearest major galaxy is Andromeda which is only 2.5 million light years away. There are two dwarf galaxies near the Milky Way called the Large Magellanic Cloud and the Small Magellanic Cloud roughly 75,000 light years away.In about 2.5 billion years, Andromeda and the Milky Way will merge.
How far is the closest irregular galaxy?
The closest irregular galaxy to us is the Large Magellanic Cloud, which is located around 163,000 light-years away from Earth. It is a satellite galaxy of the Milky Way and can be seen with the naked eye from the southern hemisphere.
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 the closest spiral galaxy to the Milky Way Galaxy?
The closest galaxy to our galaxy the Sagittarius galaxy but its Dwarf Galaxy, Andromeda is the Complete Galaxy and yet classified as the Galaxy which is closest to our galaxy. Facts : There are 12 Dwarf galaxies and 1 complete galaxy within the distance of 500,000 light years. Andromeda Galaxy is moving towards our galaxy at the speed 300,000 Kilometers per hour, but its so far that i would take millions of year to have a clash.
Are there other galaxies in the Milky way?
No, the Milky Way does not contain "other" galaxies. The Milky Way is a galaxy unto itself. It has two small, irregular "sattelite" galaxies associated with it called the Large Magellanic and Small Magellanic Clouds, but they are not visible from the Northern Hemisphere in this epoch. The next nearest galaxy is Andromeda, which is about 2.5 million light years away. It is estimated that their are 100 billion galaxies in the known universe.
Closet galaxy to the milky way galaxy?
The nearest known is the very small Canis Major Dwarf Galaxy at 25,000 light years, a 'satellite' galaxy that orbits the Milky Way. This was only discovered in 2003, so there may be an unknown small galaxy closer. If you want the closest galaxy that is not a Milky Way satellite, that seems to be NGC 185 at just over 2 million light years, though this is in turn a satellite of the Andromeda Galaxy (M31). Finally, M31 is the nearest galaxy that is anything like the Milky Way, a large spiral with its own satellites. It's about 2.5 million light years away.
