Magellanic Clouds

Summary

Magellanic Clouds is a galaxy group^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• Magellanic Clouds's instance of is recorded as galaxy group^[3].
• Ferdinand Magellan is named after Magellanic Clouds^[4].
• Magellanic Clouds is a type of dwarf galaxy^[5].
• Magellanic Clouds is part of Milky Way subgroup^[6].
• Magellanic Clouds is part of Local Group^[7].
• Magellanic Clouds's Commons category is recorded as Magellanic Clouds^[8].
• Magellanic Clouds comprises Small Magellanic Cloud^[9].
• Magellanic Clouds comprises Large Magellanic Cloud^[10].
• Magellanic Clouds comprises Mini Magellanic Cloud^[11].
• Magellanic Clouds's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Magellanic Clouds^[12].
• Magellanic Clouds's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia^[13].
• Magellanic Clouds's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)^[14].
• Magellanic Clouds's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[15].
• Magellanic Clouds's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[16].
• Magellanic Clouds's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)^[17].
• Magellanic Clouds's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition^[18].
• Magellanic Clouds's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4^[19].
• Magellanic Clouds's right ascension is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+45.00'}^[20].
• Magellanic Clouds's declination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '-71.0'}^[21].
• Magellanic Clouds's epoch is recorded as J2000.0^[22].

Body

Definition and Type

Magellanic Clouds's instance of is recorded as galaxy group^[3]. It is a type of dwarf galaxy^[5].

Origins

Ferdinand Magellan is named after Magellanic Clouds^[4].

Use and Application

Components include Small Magellanic Cloud^[9], an irregular galaxy^[23]; Large Magellanic Cloud^[10], a dwarf galaxy^[24]; and Mini Magellanic Cloud^[11], a galaxy^[25]. Part of include Milky Way subgroup^[6], a galaxy cluster^[26] and Local Group^[7], a galaxy cluster^[27].

Influence

Things named for Magellanic Clouds include Magellanic spiral^[28].

Why It Matters

Magellanic Clouds has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Entities named for it include Magellanic spiral^[28].