I'm pretty sure that they were named after Magellan, or more properly "Fernão de Magalhães". Otherwise, I don't think that Magellenic has any other "meaning". Like my cloud predictions, I could be missing the point here, so please vet for yourself before accepting this blindly :-). Tim On Mar 29, 2012, at 10:59 AM, AJ Crayon wrote: > I believe this describes a dwarf Magellanic barred spiral galaxy. > Magellanic? Best I have found here this means resolvable into stars, but > just doesn't seem quit right. > > Any comments? > > AJ Crayon > Phoenix, AZ > > -- > See message header for info on list archives or unsubscribing, and please > send personal replies to the author, not the list. > -- See message header for info on list archives or unsubscribing, and please send personal replies to the author, not the list.