Large Magellanic Cloud
The Large Magellanic Cloud was one of the satellite galaxies of the Milky Way Galaxy. This barred irregular galaxy was located in the constellations Dorado and Mensa and was approximately 163,000 light years from Sol.
It was James T. Kirk who first theorized that flying parasites discovered on Deneva may have came from "an entirely different galaxy," during the encounter there in 2267. Spock further speculated that this other galaxy may be "a place where our physical laws do not apply." (TOS: "Operation -- Annihilate!")
By the late 2360s, the Large Magellanic Cloud was speculated by Federation scientists to be the possible origin of the flying parasites discovered on Deneva. (DS9: "The Nagus" okudagram)
This galaxy was only mentioned in writing.
The fact that this was only the possible origin was suggested due to the okudagram listing the reference as "Large Magellanic Cloud ?".
See also
External links
- Large Magellanic Cloud at Wikipedia
- Satellite galaxies of the Milky Way at Wikipedia
- Barred irregular galaxy at Wikipedia
- Large Magellanic Cloud at Memory Beta, the wiki for licensed Star Trek works