LMC at z=0.035

I just did a quick back of envelope check based on the LMC.  using 0.9 integrated v mag and 50kpc distance gives an absolute magnitude of ~-17.5. At a distance of 150Mpc (z=0.035) this would give an apparent magnitude of ~ 18.5 which would be easily visible in the SDSS image

Cheers

Robin