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In the furthest reaches of the Solar System is the Oort Cloud; a theorized cloud of icy objects that could orbit the Sun to a distance of 100,000 astronomical units, or 1.87 light-years away.

Therefor at the speed of light it would take about 3.74 years to travel the diameter of the Solar System.

However no object with mass can travel at the speed of light.

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