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Galaxia

Gran Nube de Magallanes

Large Magellanic Cloud

A satellite galaxy of the southern sky

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Descripción

Visible to the naked eye from the southern hemisphere, the Large Magellanic Cloud is a satellite galaxy of the Milky Way. In 1987 supernova SN 1987A exploded there, the closest seen since the telescope was invented.

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It is not visible from Europe: it always stays below the horizon.