The Carnegie Hubble Program: The Distance and Structure of the SMC as
  Revealed by Mid-infrared Observations of Cepheids
  Using Spitzer observations of classical Cepheids we have measured the true
average distance modulus of the SMC to be $18.96 \pm 0.01_{stat} \pm
0.03_{sys}$ mag (corresponding to $62 \pm 0.3$ kpc), which is $0.48 \pm 0.01$
mag more distant than the LMC. This is in agreement with previous results from
Cepheid observations, as well as with measurements from other indicators such
as RR Lyrae stars and the tip of the red giant branch.
  Utilizing the properties of the mid--infrared Leavitt Law we measured precise
distances to individual Cepheids in the SMC, and have confirmed that the galaxy
is tilted and elongated such that its eastern side is up to 20 kpc closer than
its western side. This is in agreement with the results from red clump stars
and dynamical simulations of the Magellanic Clouds and Stream.
