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I'm no expert on this, but the LMC is bigger and more massive so it will invariably contain a larger number and variety of objects. It is also home to some of the largest and most active star forming regions known, not to mention some of the most massive stars and star clusters ever discovered, which would suggest a very active star-forming galaxy, hence the large number of observable objects. It is also closer to us than the SMC so that may also play a part in the visibility of its contents.
A while ago somewhere I read that there are around 400 observable objects in the LMC, but as much as I tried, I couldn't find the source.
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