Magellanic Cloud
noun
Mag·el·lan·ic Cloud
ˌma-jə-ˈla-nik- 
chiefly British ˌma-gə-
: either of two small companion satellite galaxies near the Milky Way system:
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Article continues below The Tarantula Nebula is situated some 160,000 light-years away in the Large Magellanic Cloud, a satellite galaxy of the Milky Way.
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Brett Tingley, Space.com, 4 May 2026
Turns out, the nearest supermassive black hole to be found outside our own Milky Way Galaxy lies shockingly close, only 158,000 light years away in the Large Magellanic Cloud.
—Bruce Dorminey, Forbes, 8 Mar. 2025
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Brett Tingley, Space.com, 4 May 2026
Turns out, the nearest supermassive black hole to be found outside our own Milky Way Galaxy lies shockingly close, only 158,000 light years away in the Large Magellanic Cloud.
—Bruce Dorminey, Forbes, 8 Mar. 2025
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“Magellanic Cloud.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Magellanic%20Cloud. Accessed 11 Jun. 2026.
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