Satellite · Irregular

Small Magellanic Cloud

A companion to the Large Magellanic Cloud and a satellite of the Milky Way. Contains the spectacular globular cluster 47 Tucanae (NGC 104) — one of the most massive and brightest in the sky — which actually lies in the foreground.

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