The Large Magellanic Cloud is a galaxy, sometimes considered to be a satellite galaxy of the Milky Way, based on theoretical tidal affects exchanged between the two. It has been theorized to orbit or move at a distance of 179,000 light-years from our galaxy. From Sol, the Large Magellanic Cloud is faintly visible in the constellations of Dorado and Mensa. (ST reference: Star Charts)
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- Large Magellanic Cloud article at Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.