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Looking from the Galactic north pole, we are orbiting around the Galactic centre in a clockwise motion.
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What is number of moons that orbit the Milky Way?
Moons do not orbit the Milky Way because they Milky Way is a galaxy. But if you are thinking about the amount of moons in the Milky Way total, it is around 1-2million. Probably even more.
Does the sun move or does it stay in one place?
The Sun moves in an orbit around the center of the Milky Way galaxy.
What does the milky way galaxy orbit and how long does it take?
The Milky Way and the Andromeda Galaxy are the two giants in our local group. These two galaxies will collide, but neither one can be said to orbit the other. In some instances smaller galaxies might "orbit" a giant cluster, with periods measured in billions of years. Galaxies in general do not orbit anything. Instead they are all simply spreading further and further apart as the universe expands.
What keeps the sun in orbit in the milky way?
Gravity causes all orbits. It is believed that there is a "super massive" black hole at the center of the Milky Way, and most or all other galaxies, that serves as the primary source of gravity.
What does Mercury orbit around?
I think that it is the Sun because everything in our solar system, which is the Milky Way, revolves around the Sun.
What is number of moons that orbit the Milky Way?
Moons do not orbit the Milky Way because they Milky Way is a galaxy. But if you are thinking about the amount of moons in the Milky Way total, it is around 1-2million. Probably even more.
What direction is the Milky Way from earth?
we are in the milky way but the quickest exit is the east
How is the entire milky way galaxy moving?
in orbit
How does it take to orbit the Milky Way?
It takes our Solar System about 240 million years to orbit the Milky Way. Other stars - either closer or farther from the center of the Milky Way - will take less time, or more time.
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.
In what direction Does the Milky Way revolve?
clockwise
How many years does the Sun take to orbit the center of the milky way?
Astronomers have calculated that it takes the Sun 226 million years to completely orbit around the center of the Milky Way.
What items orbit the sun?
Items that orbit the Sun are satilites, rocks and other planets in the Milky Way.
What revolves around the Milky Way galaxy?
There are two satellite galaxies, the Greater Magellanic Cloud and the Lesser Magellanic Cloud, which orbit the Milky Way.
How are earth and the milky way different?
The earth is one of the eight planets we have in our solar system and the Milky Way is the galaxy in which our orbit of the sun takes place.
What constellation does the milky way galaxy go through?
The Milky Way stretches through various constellations, so it does not belong to any one of them.
How long does it take the milky way to orbit the sun?
About 250 million years.
