noun
Small Magellanic Cloud
Astronomical term for the dwarf galaxy near the Milky Way.
小マゼラン雲は、南半球で肉眼でも見えることがある。
The Small Magellanic Cloud can sometimes be seen with the naked eye in the Southern Hemisphere.
The Large Magellanic Cloud, a larger companion galaxy.
From 小 (small) + マゼラン (Magellan) + 雲 (cloud), a calque of the English name.