The Small Magellanic Cloud is a dwarf galaxy near the Milky Way. Classified as a dwarf irregular galaxy, the SMC has a Dāā isophotal diameter of about 5.78 kiloparsecs, and contains several hundred million stars. From Wikipedia
New research reveals that the dwarf galaxy lacks rotational motion and is being disrupted by the Large Magellanic Cloud, prompting a reevaluation of its mass and historical dynamics.
