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The Milky Way galaxy is a spiral shaped disk about 100,000 light year in diameter and between 650 and 1,300 light years thick. It contains around 200 -> 400 billion stars.
Our solar system is at the edge of one of the spiral arms. Estimated between 26,000 & 32,000 light years from the center of the galaxy.
Our Solar System is in the Orion Arm of the Milky Way Galaxy.
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 11y agoAbout 2/3 of the way out from the center, along one of the spiral arms. It's probably just as well; we believe that the center of the Milky Way contains a supermassive black hole, and the radiation is probably enough to destroy anything near the core.
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∙ 14y agoThe Orion Arm . It is also referred to as the Local Arm or the Orion Spur.
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∙ 14y agoWe - our Solar System - are located in the Orion arm (Sometimes called the local arm, local spur or Orion spur) of the Milky Way.
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∙ 13y agoIn one of the outer arms, called the Orion arm.
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∙ 11y agoThe solar system is about halfway between the milky way's core and it's edge.
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∙ 16y agoThe Orion arm.
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∙ 12y agoon a arm in the milkyway galaxy
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∙ 14y agoAbout 30,000 light years from the center.
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In what disk of the Milky Way is your solar system located?
Our solar system is located in the thin disk of the Milky Way.
Is mercury located in the milky way?
Yes. The entire solar system is in the Milky Way.
Is Pluto a part of the Milky Way?
Pluto is a part of our solar system, and our solar system is a part of the Milky Way Galaxy. Thus: Pluto is a part of the Milky Way.
Is the solar system located outside of the Milky Way Galaxy?
NO!!! The Sun and its Solar Sytam are located in one of the 'tails' of the Milky Way Galaxy. The Milky Way Galaxy it like a giant Catherine Wheel, with a bright core and two curved tails. The whole of which is rotating. We are in one of those curved tails.
The earth moon system is a part of what?
The Solar System contains the Earth-Moon system. The Milky Way galaxy contains the Solar System. The Virgo supercluster contains the Milky Way galaxy. The Universe contains the Virgo supercluster.
Is your solar system located in the Milky Way?
Yes, our solar system is located in the milky way.
In what disk of the Milky Way is your solar system located?
Our solar system is located in the thin disk of the Milky Way.
Your Solar system is located near the Milky way galaxy?
Our Solar System is located IN the Milky Way Galaxy.
What is the name of the galaxy that contain our solar system?
Our Solar System is part of the Milky Way Galaxy
What group is the solar system in?
Solar system is in Milky Way galaxy. It is located at the centre of Milky Way.
Your solar system is located in what galaxy?
My solar system (which is also yours) is located in what is officially known as the Milky Way galaxy.
Where inside the Milky Way is our solar system located?
Our solar system is located near the outer edge of the Milky Way.
Where is Jupiter located in the Milky Way?
Jupiter is one of the planets of our solar system, and our solar system is part of the milky way.
What is the galaxy your solar system is located in?
Our solar system is in the Milky Way galaxy
What is the name of the galaxy in our solar system is located?
Our solar system is located in the Milky Way galaxy.
What is the name of the galaxy in which the solar system is located?
Our solar system is located in the Milky Way galaxy.
Is the Milky Way in your solar system?
No, the Milky Way is not in the solar system. It's actually the other way 'round; our solar system revolves around one star of the estimated 200 to 400 billion stars in the Milky Way galaxy.
