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Mag·el·lan·ic Clouds (m

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pl.n.

Two small, irregularly shaped galaxies that are the galaxies closest to the Milky Way and are faintly visible near the south celestial pole.

[After Ferdinand Magellan.]

Magellanic Clouds (m

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Two small, irregular dwarf galaxies that orbit the Milky Way. They are among the galaxies closest to the Milky Way and are faintly visible near the south celestial pole. See also irregular galaxy.

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Magellanic Clouds (redirected from Clouds of Magellan)

Magellanic Clouds
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