A Strange M\`enage \'A Trois
Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics
2010-12-17 v1
Abstract
The Magellanic Clouds may have joined our Milky Way system quite recently. The Large Magellanic Cloud turns out to be a remarkably luminous object that is close to the upper luminosity limit of the class of magellanic irregular galaxies.
Cite
@article{arxiv.1012.3492,
title = {A Strange M\`enage \'A Trois},
author = {Sidney van den Bergh},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1012.3492},
year = {2010}
}
Comments
An edited version of this essay is to appear in the News and Views section of Nature on December 16