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Small_Magellanic_Cloud

Small Magellanic Cloud

English

The SMC

Proper noun

Small Magellanic Cloud

(astronomy) An irregular galaxy, a satellite of Milky Way.

Synonyms

SMC (abbreviation)
NGC 292
Nubecula Minor (obsolete)

Translations

galaxy

Chinese:
Mandarin: 小麥哲倫星系, 小麦哲伦星系 ‎(Xiǎomài Zhélún Xīngxì)
Finnish: Pieni Magellanin pilvi
Italian: Piccola Nube di Magellano f

Maori: Pātari-kaihau
Pukapukan: Maawu Tokelau
Serbo-Croatian: Мали Магеланов облак m ‎(Mali Magelanov oblak)
Swedish: Lilla magellanska molnet n

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