Mini Magellanic Cloud en · PROPN
Etymology
From mini- + Magellanic Clouds. From being a Magellanic Cloud that is smaller than the Small Magellanic Cloud.
Meanings
- A galaxy, a dwarf galaxy that is a satellite galaxy of the Milky Way Galaxy, and a member of the Magellanic Clouds, in the Mily Way Subgroup of the Local Group of Galaxies; lying directly behind the Small Magellanic Cloud, as seen from Earth.
Deriveds
Holonyms
Universe · Local Supercluster · Virgo Supercluster · Magellanic Clouds · Local Universe · Local Group · Milky Way Subgroup · Laniakea
Hypernyms
dwarf galaxy · dwarf irregular galaxy · satellite galaxy · galaxy · irregular galaxy
Relateds
celestial cloud · Magellan · starcloud · Magellanic Clouds · star cloud · Large Magellanic Cloud · Magellanic Bridge · Magellanic Cloud · Small Magellanic Cloud