Magellanic Stream

Magellanic Stream
Object typeIntergalactic high-velocity cloud
Observation data
(Epoch J2000.0)
ConstellationDorado, Mensa, Sculptor Edit this on Wikidata
00h 32m
Declination−30.0°

The Magellanic Stream is a stream of high-velocity clouds of gas extending from the Large and Small Magellanic Clouds over 100° through the Galactic south pole of the Milky Way. The stream contains a gaseous feature dubbed the leading arm.[1] The stream was sighted in 1965 and its relation to the Magellanic Clouds was established in 1974.

  1. ^ Nidever, David L.; Majewski, Steven R.; Burton, W. Butler (20 May 2008). "The Origin of the Magellanic Stream and Its Leading Arm". The Astrophysical Journal. 679 (1): 432–459. arXiv:0706.1578. Bibcode:2008ApJ...679..432N. doi:10.1086/587042. S2CID 13399751.