Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Tucana (Tuc)  ·  Contains:  NGC 292  ·  NGC 346  ·  NGC 362  ·  NGC 371  ·  NGC 465  ·  Small Magellanic Cloud  ·  The star θ Tuc  ·  The star λ Hyi
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Small Magellanic Cloud with Globular cluster NGC 362 lower left., Mark Sansom
Small Magellanic Cloud with Globular cluster NGC 362 lower left.
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Small Magellanic Cloud with Globular cluster NGC 362 lower left.

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Small Magellanic Cloud with Globular cluster NGC 362 lower left., Mark Sansom
Small Magellanic Cloud with Globular cluster NGC 362 lower left.
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Small Magellanic Cloud with Globular cluster NGC 362 lower left.

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Small Magellanic Cloud is a dwarf galaxy near the Milky Way.  At a distance of about 200,000 light-years, the SMC is among the nearest intergalactic neighbours of the Milky Way.

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