Galaxy
Large Magellanic Cloud
A satellite dwarf galaxy of the Milky Way and one of the closest galaxies to our own.
- Type
- Galaxy
- Domain
- Scientific connections
- Connections
- 3
NASA/Johnson · NASA media (public domain)
- Type: Galaxy
- Domain: Scientific connections
Experience system V6
Galaxy morphology profile
A deep-sky composition that treats the object as a physical structure, not a decorative background image.
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Observe
NASA imagery anchors the visual reading with licensed source metadata.
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Measure
Measurement panels use graph coverage, catalog identifiers, and source availability without inventing values.
- 03
Locate
Scientifically related to The Milky Way.
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Connect
3 graph relations shape the knowledge viewport.
- Object type
- Galaxy
- Graph relations
- 3
- Verified sources
- 2
- Image records
- 4
- Domain
- Scientific connections
- Status
- Graph entity
Scientific map
Atlas context
- Scientifically related to
The Milky Way
- Associated with
Irregular Galaxy
- Associated with
Satellite Galaxies & Accretion
Original SVG diagram
Deep-sky morphology
- Object class
- Galaxy
- Catalog numbers
- Not recorded
- Image records
- 4
- Graph relations
- 3
Visual knowledge graph
Relationships, not isolated facts
This viewport is generated from the Asteria knowledge graph. Science, culture, and interpretive links remain separated by domain so visual context never changes the evidentiary meaning of a relation.
- Associated withIrregular Galaxy
- Associated withSatellite Galaxies & Accretion
- Scientifically related toThe Milky Way
A satellite galaxy of the Milky Way.
Image provenance
Photography as evidence
The Large Magellanic Cloud and the Small Magellanic Cloud
NASA/Johnson · NASA media (public domain)
Stellar Debris in the Large Magellanic Cloud
NASA/CXC/STScI/JPL-Caltech/UIUC/Univ. of Minn. · NASA media (public domain)
Hubble Sees Hidden Treasure in Large Magellanic Cloud
NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center · NASA media (public domain)
Hubble Sees Turquoise-Tinted Plumes in Large Magellanic Cloud
NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center · NASA media (public domain)
Continue the atlas
Curated next objects
The Milky Way
The barred spiral galaxy that contains the Solar System, the Sun, and all stars visible to the naked eye.
galaxy morphologyIrregular Galaxy
A galaxy with no regular spiral or elliptical structure, often small and gas-rich with vigorous star formation. Many are shaped by the gravitational pull of larger neighbours, like the Magellanic Clouds beside the Milky Way.
galactic dynamicsSatellite Galaxies & Accretion
The Milky Way is orbited by dozens of smaller galaxies, the brightest being the Large and Small Magellanic Clouds. In the hierarchical picture of galaxy formation, big galaxies grow by swallowing small ones, and the Milky Way is still feeding — its halo and streams are the debris of satellites consumed long ago.
galaxySmall Magellanic Cloud
A dwarf galaxy near the Milky Way, visible to the naked eye from the Southern Hemisphere.
galactic structureThe Galactic Warp
The outer disc of the Milky Way is not flat but bent, curving up on one side and down on the other like a vinyl record left in the sun. This warp, traced by gas and by young stars, is likely stirred by the gravitational tug of the Magellanic Clouds and the dark-matter halo.
cosmic structureThe Local Group
The gravitationally-bound group of galaxies the Milky Way belongs to — dominated by the Milky Way and Andromeda, with the Triangulum galaxy and dozens of dwarfs. Andromeda and the Milky Way are approaching, and will merge in a few billion years.
Observation
How this was captured
- Source
- NASA
- Observation date
- 2024-08-06
Gallery
Hubble Sees Hidden Treasure in Large Magellanic Cloud
NASA image release January 23, 2013 Nearly 200 000 light-years from Earth, the Large Magellanic Cloud, a satellite galaxy of the Milky Way, floats in space, in a long and slow dance around our galaxy.
2017
NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center · NASA media (public domain)
Data
Scientific data & provenance
Data & provenance
- Stable ID
galaxy:large-magellanic-cloud- Type
- Galaxy
- Domain
- Scientific connections
- Relationships
- 3
- Graph version
- 1.0.0
Dataset membership
Open data
In the graph export: graph.json · graph.jsonld
Planned API: GET /api/v0/entities/galaxy:large-magellanic-cloud
Scientific quality
Substantial4 of 6 applicable dimensions complete
- Description
- Complete
- Source coverage
- Complete
- Relationship coverage
- Complete
- Review coverage
- None
- Citation coverage
- None
- Image coverage
- Complete
- Timeline coverage
- Not applicable
Scientific entity. Dimensions that cannot apply to this object are excluded rather than counted as gaps. See the evidence framework and authority dashboard.
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- GalaxySmall Magellanic CloudLinked through The Milky Way
- Galactic structureThe Galactic WarpLinked through The Milky Way
- Cosmic structureThe Local GroupLinked through The Milky Way
- GalaxyAndromeda GalaxyLinked through The Milky Way
- GalaxyMessier 82 (Cigar Galaxy)Linked through Irregular Galaxy
- GalaxyTriangulum GalaxyLinked through The Milky Way
Sources & references
The primary and reference sources this topic draws on.
- NASANational Aeronautics and Space Administration
Mission data, planetary science, space telescopes, and public-domain imagery.
Most NASA-produced imagery is in the public domain; individual items are checked for usage terms before publication.
- ESAEuropean Space Agency
European missions, observatories, and space science imagery.