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How often does the solar system ocillate as it orbits the center of the milky way?
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∙ 11y ago
We don't know. We don't even know how long an orbit takes, exactly; it's on the order of 250 million years and we've got observational records for, very very generously, maybe 0.002% of that time.
We think that the solar system "bobs" up and down through the equatorial plane of the Milky Way several times during a complete cycle, but how many times? We don't really know.
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How does the sun move from a heliocentric perspective?
From the perspective of our solar system, the Sun doesn't move; everything else in the solar system moves around it.In reality, there are NO "fixed points" in the universe; EVERYTHING is moving. The Moon moves around the Earth, the Earth moves around the Sun, the Sun (and our entire solar system) orbit the center of the Milky Way galaxy. All the other galaxies are also moving, and it doesn't make any sense to assume that the Milky Way isn't moving as well - but there is no "stationary spot" in the universe that we can use to measure the Milky Way's movements.
What is significant about the Milky Way galaxy?
For several decades, astronomers believed that the Milky Way galaxy was a spiral galaxy similar to M31 in Andromeda. But recent observations indicate that the Milky Way may actually be a "barred spiral" galaxy.In either event, the Sun and our solar system are about 2/3 of the way out on one of the spiral arms, a very long way from the center of the Milky Way. Which is probably just as well, as recent research indicates that many galaxies including ours may have supermassive black holes at the center. So anywhere near the center of the galaxy would probably be a very nasty place to be!
What is a Milkyway?
Chocolate, nougat, and caramel.
Where in the universe is our solar system and milky way?
Milky Way: About 100,000 light-years in diameter Universe: Unknown, but the observable Universe has a diameter of about 92 billion light-years. Solar System: There are different definitions for the limits of the Solar System; if you include the Oort Cloud, you would have a diameter of about 4 light-years. That's a radius of about 2 light years, taking you about half way to the nearest star. With many other commonly used definitions, the "Solar System" is much smaller.
How does the heliocentric model of the universe work?
This model simply claims that Earth and the other planets revolve around the Sun.It is clear, nowadays, that the Sun is the center of the "Solar System", but not of the Universe. It is also clear that the Sun is not the EXACT center - the Sun and the planets move around the center of mass of the Solar System, which is very close to the Sun due to its larger mass, compared to other objects.
Where is the sun's location?
The Sun orbits around the center of the Milky Way Galaxy within a region of the Milky Way known as the Orion Arm.
Does the solar system orbit around the universe?
The solar system orbits around the center of our galaxy, the Milky Way. The Milky Way orbits with a number of other galaxies around the center of our galactic cluster, called the Local Group. The Local Group rotates in the Virgo Supercluster (a cluster of galactic clusters). It is unclear if superclusters rotate around anything.
Which of the earth sun and moon orbits which?
The Sun as it's the only body in the Solar System that is undergoing nuclear fusion.
Does the sun rotate around an object?
The sun orbits the center of the Milky Way.
What does the sun travel around?
Our Sun orbits around the center of our galaxy -- the Milky Way
What does the sun and earth have incomin?
Both the earth and the sun are orbiting bodies. The earth orbits the sun, The sun and the solar system orbit the Milky Way Galaxy's center
Does the Milky Way orbit the sun?
No, the Sun is a part of the Milky Way. Our Solar System orbits around the center of the Milky Way. Our sun goes along with the general spin of the entire Milky Way galaxy, and is positioned rather near the edge. It doesn't orbit it in the sense I think you mean.
What object does our solar system revolve around?
The planets, asteroids, comets, and other objects that make up our solar system orbit the Sun. Our entire solar system orbits the black hole at the center of our Milky Way Galaxy, like everything else in the Milky Way Galaxy does.
What does the sun do Moves around the earth?
The Sun is at the center of the solar system, and all the planets (including the Earth) go around the Sun in elliptical orbits. This has been known since Aristarchus of Samos proposed this in about 300 BCE, The Sun orbits the center of the Milky Way galaxy.
Does the earth move?
Yes. The earth spins on its axis and it orbits the sun. The solar system is also orbiting the center of the Milky Way, and the Milky Way itself is moving among the other galaxies in the universe. Really, there is NOTHING that is not moving. Where would it be?
Distance from sun the the center of the Milky Way?
Our solar system is about 25,000 light years from the center of the Milky Way.
What are celestial bodies that have gigantic orbits?
That would be stars. Our sun, for example, orbits the center of the Milky Way Galaxy once ever 200 million years.
