The Small Magellanic Cloud, SMC Irregular Galaxy SMC, the Small Magellanic Cloud (NGC 292) in Tucana Right Ascension 0 : 52.7 (h:m) Declination -72 : 50 (deg:m) Distance 210.0 (kly) Visual Brightness 2.3 (mag) Apparent Dimension 280 x 160 (arc min) Like its larger apparent neighbor, the Large Magellanic Cloud, the Small Magellanic Cloud was certainly known to the ancient southerners, but became ...