Bridge of gas between LMC and SMC

GPTKB entity

Statements (15)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf intergalactic gas bridge
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs Magellanic Bridge
gptkbp:composedOf neutral hydrogen gas
gptkbp:connects gptkb:Large_Magellanic_Cloud
gptkb:Small_Magellanic_Cloud
gptkbp:contains young stars
gptkbp:discoveredIn 1963
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Bridge of gas between LMC and SMC
gptkbp:length ~75,000 light-years
gptkbp:locatedIn Magellanic System
gptkbp:origin tidal interaction between LMC and SMC
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Local_Group
gptkbp:studiedBy radio astronomy
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Magellanic_Clouds
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7