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small magellanic cloud

 

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Noun small magellanic cloud has 1 sense
  1. Small Magellanic Cloud - the smaller of the two Magellanic Clouds visible from the southern hemisphere
    --1 is a kind of
    Magellanic Cloud

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Term: Small Magellanic Cloud

Definition:

The Small Magellanic Cloud is a dwarf galaxy that is a satellite of the Milky Way galaxy. It is one of the closest galaxies to our own and is visible in the southern hemisphere.

Sample Sentences:

1. The Small Magellanic Cloud is located approximately 200,000 light-years away from Earth.

2. Astronomers study the Small Magellanic Cloud to understand the dynamics of satellite galaxies.

3. The Small Magellanic Cloud can be observed with the naked eye in the night sky of the southern hemisphere.

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