Large Magellanic Cloud: how big is it?
Large Magellanic Cloud is about 31,700 light-years. In everyday terms, that is ≈ 33.3 million Solar Systems (to Neptune).
- Size
- 31,700 light-years
- In metres
- 3.00 × 10²⁰ m
- Everyday comparison
- ≈ 33.3 million Solar Systems (to Neptune)
- Chapter
- Galaxies
Did you know?
A small galaxy orbiting our own, visible from the southern hemisphere as a faint cloud in the sky.
How it compares
- About 210× bigger than Omega Centauri (150 light-years).
- About 3.2× smaller than Milky Way (100,000 light-years).
Other things of a similar size
- Omega Centauri 150 light-years
- Milky Way 100,000 light-years
- Andromeda Galaxy 220,000 light-years
- Distance to Andromeda 2.54 million light-years
- Local Group 10 million light-years
- Virgo Cluster 14.8 million light-years
Sizes are rounded, typical values drawn from standard reference sources, including NIST/CODATA physical constants and NASA's planetary fact sheets. Real objects vary; see About for how sizes are chosen.