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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The Large Magellanic Cloud is an example of a ____ galaxy
A
irregular
B
solar
C
elliptical
D
spiral
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -[1] Although the Large Magellanic Cloud is generally classified as an irregular galaxy, it shares some features with spiral galaxies, including a clearly visible bar, and a single spiral-arm-like structure. It is thought that the LMC may be a small spiral galaxy that was pulled out of shape by the Milky Way .

Detailed explanation-2: -The Large and Small Magellanic Clouds are examples of irregular galaxies. They are two small galaxies which orbit around our own Milky Way Galaxy. About 20% of all galaxies are irregulars.

Detailed explanation-3: -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.

Detailed explanation-4: -Nearly 200, 000 light-years from Earth, the Large Magellanic Cloud, a satellite galaxy of the Milky Way, floats in space, in a long and slow dance around our galaxy.

Detailed explanation-5: -Astronomers believe that the Large and Small Clouds formed around the same time as our Milky Way, some 12 to 13 billion years ago. Due to their repeated interaction with our larger Milky Way galaxy, it’s thought that great galactic tides might have caused their irregular shape.

Detailed explanation-6: -Galaxies that don’t have a spiral or elliptical shape are often called irregular galaxies. NGC 1427A here is an irregular galaxy, and if you look closely, you can see a spiral galaxy off to the left in the distance.

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