Small Magellanic Cloud
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The Small Magellanic Cloud is a dwarf galaxy near the Milky Way. Classified as a dwarf irregular galaxy, the SMC has a D₂₅ isophotal diameter of about 5.78 kiloparsecs, and contains several hundred million stars. It has a total mass of... Wikipedia
Radius: 3,500 light years
Apparent mass: ~6.5 billion M☉
Coordinates: RA 0h 52m 45s | Dec -72° 49′ 43″
Distance to Earth: 199,000 light years
Magnitude: 2.7
Notable features: Companion dwarf to the; Milky Way