Small Magellanic Cloud

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Proper noun

the Small Magellanic Cloud

  1. (astronomy) A particular dwarf irregular galaxy, a satellite of Milky Way.

Synonyms

  • SMC (abbreviation)
  • NGC 292
  • Nubecula Minor (obsolete)

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