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What is the Large Magellanic Cloud?

Answer 1

Large Magellanic cloud is a small galaxy orbiting milky way.
So we can call it a satellite of Milky way.

It is a barred spiral that is visible from the southern hemisphere, and it is located 163,000 light years from Earth. Its diameter is 14,000 light years, and its mass is equivalent to 10 billion Suns.

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Answer 2

Anna Armstrong

The fourth-largest galaxy orbiting the Milky Way, the Large Magellanic Cloud is a satellite galaxy situated in the constellation Dorado. It is home to a number of star clusters, nebulae, and a noticeable bar structure.

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