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The Small Magellanic Cloud

author: S.Guisard/Novapix

reference: a-gax90-00009

Image Size 300 DPI: 33 * 22 cm

The Small Magellanic Cloud is a dwarf irregular galaxy located at a distance of about 210 000 light years; it is one of the Milky Way's nearest neighbors. Two globular clusters are visible: at left NGC 104, better known as 47 Tucanae, at the bottom NGC 362.

Keywords for this photo:

2007 - 47 TUCANAE - ASTRONOMY - DWARF GALAXY - GALAXY - GLOBULAR CLUSTER - IRREGULAR GALAXY - LOCAL GROUP - NEBULA - NGC 104 - NGC 292 - NGC 362 - SMALL MAGELLANIC CLOUD - SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE - STAR - STAR CLUSTER - STAR FORMATION - TUCANA -