Which Milky Way arm is the solar system located in?

Answer 1

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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Answer 2

About 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.

Answer 3

The solar system is located in the Orion Arm, which is a minor spiral arm of the Milky Way galaxy. It is also known as the Local Arm or the Orion Spur.

Answer 4

The Orion Arm . It is also referred to as the Local Arm or the Orion Spur.

Answer 5

We - 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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Answer 6

In one of the outer arms, called the Orion arm.

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Answer 7

The solar system is about halfway between the milky way's core and it's edge.

Answer 8

The Orion arm.

Answer 9

on a arm in the milkyway galaxy

Answer 10

About 30,000 light years from the center.