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No. The Milky Way Galaxy is approximately 100,000 light years in diameter. The Solar System is about 26,000 light years from the center of the galaxy. Thus the furthest stars which are in the galaxy would be about 74,000 light years away but we can't actually see them because there is too much gas and dust and other stars in the way. The Milky Way does have four dwarf galaxies nearby. two of them are closer than 100,000 light years. The other two, the Magellanic Clouds are farther, 160,00 and 200,000 light years away, respectively. Individual stars can be seen in those galaxies and imortant studies of them have been made. In particular, study of the cepheid variable stars in those galaxies showed a simple mathematical relationship between their pariod of variability and their absolute magnitude, or brightness. Once the actual distance to a nearby cepheid was determined, this allowed us to calculate the distances to all known cepheid variables, including those in the Magellanic Clouds and other galaxies out to a few million light years distance.
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How many light years away is Sirius the stars?
8.6 light years
How many light years away is the little dipper?
i cant say because the little dipper is made op of many differt stars and alls 7 stars r different light years away. 4 example, the star kochab is 126 light years away and the star pherkad is 480 light years away.
How many light years are there in stars that are in your sky?
It varies widely, the closest star other than the sun is just over 4 light years away, but most of the stars we see are a few dozen to a few hundred light years away.
Which star is furthest away from the sun?
There are loads of stars all throughout our universe in millions of different galaxies. The furthest stars away from us in our own galaxy are going to be around 70,000 light years away, on the other side of our galaxy. But other galaxies containing stars will be millions of light years away. The furthest ones will be on the edge of the universe some 14 billion light years away.
When do stars appear?
The light emited by stars can take thousands of years to reach the Earth, because the stars can be located thousands of light years away. Stars viewed from Earth can only be seen at night because the light from the sun creates a glear on the atmosphere.
How many light years away is Sirius the stars?
8.6 light years
How can you see stars billions of light years away?
The light from the stars travels billions of years. Most of the stars we see are already gone, but the light from them us still traveling.
Explain why stars distances is measured in light years?
because the stars are very far away so the astronomers use light years
How far away is the stars from the sun?
The stars are upwards of 4.2 light-years from the Sun.
How far are bayer stars from earth?
it is light years away
How many light years away is the little dipper?
i cant say because the little dipper is made op of many differt stars and alls 7 stars r different light years away. 4 example, the star kochab is 126 light years away and the star pherkad is 480 light years away.
How many light years are there in stars that are in your sky?
It varies widely, the closest star other than the sun is just over 4 light years away, but most of the stars we see are a few dozen to a few hundred light years away.
What are light years used for?
To calculate how far away stars are from Earth.
Which star is furthest away from the sun?
There are loads of stars all throughout our universe in millions of different galaxies. The furthest stars away from us in our own galaxy are going to be around 70,000 light years away, on the other side of our galaxy. But other galaxies containing stars will be millions of light years away. The furthest ones will be on the edge of the universe some 14 billion light years away.
What is the distance of the Earth from the constellation Virgo?
There is no single answer to this question. The stars' distances can range from 10 or so light years to about 60,000 light years. You have to specify which stars.
How far apart are the stars of Leo the lion?
Thinks of a constellation as being, basically, a direction in space - the stars are not related one to another. So, some of the stars in that direction are billions of light-years away from us, and of course, billions of light-years away from the nearer stars.
What is the milky way like today?
Nobody knows. The nearest star to us is more than 4 light years (ly) away so we are seeing that star as it was around 4 years ago, not as it is today. The furthest reaches of the Galaxy are more than 100000 ly away so we see the furthest stars as they were 100000 years ago. They could have undergone supernova explosions, been swallowed up by a black hole or whatever. We would have to wait 100000 years to find out what the galaxy is like today.
