Magellanic Stream

Magellanic Stream
Object type	Intergalactic high-velocity cloud
Observation data; (Epoch J2000.0)
Constellation	Dorado, Mensa, Sculptor
Right ascension	00h 32m
Declination	−30.0°
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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.

^ 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.

[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.

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