NGC 602 and Beyond . ... Credit Copyright: NASA , ESA , and the Hubble Heritage Team ( STScI / AURA ) - ESA /Hubble Collaboration Explanation: Near the outskirts of the Small Magellanic Cloud , a satellite galaxy some 200 thousand light-years distant, lies 5 million year young star cluster NGC 602. ... At the estimated distance of the Small Magellanic Cloud, the picture spans about 200 light-years, but a tantalizing assortment of background galaxies are also visible in the sharp Hubble view. ...