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At its nucleus the Milky Way Galaxy is about 100000 light-years wide and .?
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The whole of the galaxy has a diameter of approx 100000 light-years, not just the nucleus! So it is not clear whether the question is about the galaxy or its nucleus.
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How far is center of milky way to earth in light years?
The milky way galaxy is roughly a disc shape the is around 1000 lightyears thick on average and 100,000 lightyears in diameter. Our solar system sits roughly 26,500 light years from the centre.
Does the Milky Way Galaxy have an active galactic nucleus?
Our Milky Way has a supermassive black hole at its nucleus. It is an active radio source. It is probably not a Seyfert galaxy, which is a galaxy of a type characterized by a bright compact core that shows strong infrared emission, though.
What galaxy does planet earth belongs to?
Our solar system is not far from the end of one of the spiral arms of the Milky Way. Our sun is about 26 or 27 thousand light years from the galactic center, and the galaxy is about 70 to 100 thousand light years across. See link for more information.See link for pictorial representation.
The Andromida Galaxy?
it is the closest galaxy to the milky way it is the closest galaxy to the milky way
What galaxy do you live in?
We all live in the same Universe.
What is the distance across the milky way galaxy?
Our Milky Way galaxy is 100,000 light years across.
What type of measurement is used to measure the distance between the milky way galaxy and other galaxies?
lightyears
How long is the longest galaxy?
The milky way is about one hundred million lightyears and it's one of the largest
How many light years the galaxy to galaxy?
The nearest galaxy to our Milky Way is the Andromeda galaxy, which is about 2.5 million light years away (that is not including the Large and Small Magellanic Clouds, small, irregular "satellite" galaxies of our own).
How far is center of milky way to earth in light years?
The milky way galaxy is roughly a disc shape the is around 1000 lightyears thick on average and 100,000 lightyears in diameter. Our solar system sits roughly 26,500 light years from the centre.
How long until the collision of the canis major dwarf galaxy and the milky way?
The Canis Major Dwarf galaxy has already collided with the Milky Way, and is currently located inside our galaxy, approximately 42,000 lightyears away from our galactic center. It is located 25,00 light years from our solar system, which puts us closer to it rather than the center of our galaxy, which is 30,00 lightyears away. Hope this answered your question!
Does the Milky Way Galaxy have an active galactic nucleus?
Our Milky Way has a supermassive black hole at its nucleus. It is an active radio source. It is probably not a Seyfert galaxy, which is a galaxy of a type characterized by a bright compact core that shows strong infrared emission, though.
The distance between the Milky way and Andromeda galaxies is about how many times their sizes?
Andromeda and the Milky Way are approximately 2.5 million lightyears apart, and are constantly nearing each other. The Milky Way measures about 100,000 lightyears across, and Andromeda is roughly 220,000 lightyears.
What is the total size of the milky way galaxy?
It is a barred spiral galaxy with a diameter of 100000 to 180000 light years, and contains 100-400 billion stars.
What is the distance across the Milky Way?
100,000 lightyears.
The Milky Way is one?
The Milky way is a galaxy. A spiral galaxy, to be more precise.The Milky way is a galaxy. A spiral galaxy, to be more precise.The Milky way is a galaxy. A spiral galaxy, to be more precise.The Milky way is a galaxy. A spiral galaxy, to be more precise.
Which galaxy is the Orion nebula in?
The Orion nebula is part of our own galaxy (the Milky Way). The Orion nebula is about 1500 light-years away from us. Our galaxy is about 100000 light-years across.
