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| | AllRefer.com - Magellanic Clouds (Astronomy, General) - Encyclopedia |
 | | They are part of the local group of galaxies, which includes our own galaxy and the Andromeda Galaxy, and are the nearest extragalactic objects. |
 | | The Magellanic Clouds, named for the Portuguese navigator Magellan, were first studied in detail by Sir John Herschel in the 19th cent. |
 | | While studying Cepheid variable stars in the SMC, Henrietta Leavitt discovered (1912) the period-luminosity relation. |
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