Astrophotography - LMC - Large Magellanic Cloud The Large Magellanic Cloud is a satellite galaxy of the Milky Way.

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The Large Magellanic Cloud is a satellite galaxy of the Milky Way. At a distance of around 50 kiloparsecs, the LMC is the second or third closest galaxy to the Milky Way, after the Sagittarius Dwarf Spheroidal and the possible dwarf irregular galaxy known as the Canis Major Overdensity. Wikipedia Distance to Earth: 158,200 light years Radius: 7,000 light years Distance: kly ( kpc) Apparent size (V): ° × ° Coordinates: RA 5h 23m 34s | Dec -69° 45′ 22″ Constellations: Dorado, Mensa

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