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Magellanic Clouds  

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  • The Magellanic Clouds (Magellanic system or Nubeculae Magellani) are two irregular dwarf galaxies in the southern celestial hemisphere. Orbiting the Milky Way galaxy, these satellite galaxies are members of the Local Group. Because both show signs of a bar structure, they are often reclassified as Magellanic spiral galaxies. (Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magellanic_Clouds)

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