<p>metallicity is a complicated issue, and giving just one number (usually Z, but also 12+log(O/H), ...) is very rough. But, here are the standard values for the Magellanic clouds:</p>

<p>LMC: Z~1/2 </p>

<p>SMC: Z~1/5</p>

<p>with Z=1 being the solar value. Practically, the values will vary across any given galaxy (the Milky Way also has a metallicity gradient). </p>

<p>Reference: </p>

<p>Madden et al. 2014, PUBLICATIONS OF THE ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETY OF THE PACIFIC, 125:600–635, 2013 June
<a href="http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2013PASP..125..600M" rel="nofollow">http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2013PASP..125..600M</a></p>

<p>The article is also <a href="http://arxiv.org/abs/1305.2628" rel="nofollow">available on astroPH</a></p>

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Markus Roellig
<p>What are the various values of metallicity of various known galaxies, like Milky Way, Large Magellanic Cloud, Small Magellanic Cloud, Andromeda and so on?</p>

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You mean, local universe?
Py-ser
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Ya, I mean the local group in this universe.
MycrofD
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Do you need the exact values? And just out of curiosity: why?
Py-ser
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yup. i think i need.Working on something. ;). Wikipedia says LMC is 40% of milky and SMC is 10% of milky.but a scientific paper assumes LMC's as 0.008 while for SMC as 0.004. Things that can't be connected.
MycrofD
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post the wiki page please.
Py-ser
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the wiki page http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metallicity,
the scientific paper http://arxiv.org/abs/1004.1247
MycrofD
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Can't grab it. Here is a catalog: http://www.mpa-garching.mpg.de/SDSS/DR4/Data/stellarmet.html but is a bit of work.
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Metallicity: What are the metallicity values of various galaxies?
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# Metallicity: What are the metallicity values of various galaxies?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2014-06-26)

What are the various values of metallicity of various known galaxies, like Milky Way, Large Magellanic Cloud, Small Magellanic Cloud, Andromeda and so on?

**Tags:** galaxy

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: You mean, local universe?  
> **username_0**: Ya, I mean the local group in this universe.  
> **username_1**: Do you need the exact values? And just out of curiosity: why?  
> **username_0**: yup. i think i need.Working on something. ;). Wikipedia says LMC is 40% of milky and SMC is 10% of milky.but a scientific paper assumes LMC's as 0.008 while for SMC as 0.004. Things that can't be connected.  
> **username_1**: post the wiki page please.  
> **username_0**: the wiki page http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metallicity, the scientific paper http://arxiv.org/abs/1004.1247  
> **username_1**: Can't grab it. Here is a catalog: http://www.mpa-garching.mpg.de/SDSS/DR4/Data/stellarmet.html but is a bit of work.  

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_2 on 2014-07-02. Score: 3

metallicity is a complicated issue, and giving just one number (usually Z, but also 12+log(O/H), ...) is very rough. But, here are the standard values for the Magellanic clouds:

LMC: Z~1/2

SMC: Z~1/5

with Z=1 being the solar value. Practically, the values will vary across any given galaxy (the Milky Way also has a metallicity gradient).

Reference:

Madden et al. 2014, PUBLICATIONS OF THE ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETY OF THE PACIFIC, 125:600–635, 2013 June
<http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2013PASP..125..600M>

The article is also [available on astroPH](http://arxiv.org/abs/1305.2628)


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