Large Magellanic Cloud
barred irregular galaxy · satellite of the Milky Way
163,000 light-years from Earth
A small galaxy orbiting ours, bright enough to see by eye from the southern hemisphere. Its Tarantula Nebula is the most active star factory in the Local Group.
- 163,000 light-years away · 1/10 the Milky Way's mass
- host of SN 1987A, the nearest supernova in 400 years
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- galaxy
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- the Galactic Centre the crowded core of the Milky Way
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