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Yes, relative to other celestial bodies. Indeed by observing common movement factors of these other galaxies, we may deduce the rate of movement of our home Milky Way galaxy.
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Where are most asteroids in the Milky Way located?
Because that is where you get milky rocks
Is the planet Earth in Milky Way galaxy?
Yes. It is not like the Earth owns the Milky Way but some of us Earthlings call the galaxy in which the solar system resides (with the Earth) for The Milky Way [Swedes call it "Vintergatan" (the Winter Road)]
What is the ppopular name of our galaxy?
Milky way
The Milky Way galaxy contains instellar matter may?
The Milky Way Galaxy contains interstellar matter that may form new stars.
What is the name of the cluster that planet earth is in?
Planet earth is not in any of the approximately 150 globular clusters which are known to exist in our galaxy, the Milky Way. Our solar system is on one of the spiral arms of the Milky Way.
Does the sun rotate around an object?
The sun orbits the center of the Milky Way.
At what speed does the sun rotate around the Milky Way Galaxy?
About 220 km/sec.
Does the Sun rotate around anything?
Yes it really does! It rotates around the Milky Way Galaxy.
Does the Milky Way rotait?
If you mean "rotate", yes, it rotates. If it didn't rotate, it would soon collapse due to its own gravity. Our Solar System takes about 240 million years for one revolution around the Milky Way - at a speed of 220 kilometers/second.
Why does the Milky Way Galaxy rotate around its center?
The rotation of the Milky Way is the result of the gravitational pull of a giant (supermassive) black hole at its center. Use the links below for more information.
What does the Milky Way orbit around?
The Milky Way doesn't really rotate around anything. Our home galaxy and nearby Andromeda are pretty much at the center of what is called a local group of gravitationally bound galaxies. As such, it is unsupportable to say that the Milky Way rotates around anything else.
How does the structure of the Milky Way Galaxy change over time?
The stars in the spiral arms gradually rotate around the galactic nucleus
The milky way is classified as an blank galaxy?
The Milky Way doesn't really rotate around anything. Our home galaxy and nearby Andromeda are pretty much at the center of what is called a local group of gravitationally bound galaxies. As such, it is unsupportable to say that the Milky Way rotates around anything else.
What is the Milky Way in the sky?
There no milky way in sky there is only milky way galaxy
Does the sun rotate IN AN ORBIT around far celestial bodies?
The Sun orbits the center of gravity of the Milky Way Galaxy as a whole, if that's what you mean.
What galaxy is called the Milky Way?
The Milky Way galaxy is.... called the Milky Way Galaxy
What is the name of galaxy of the earth?
The galaxy that contains Earth and the rest of the Solar system is the Milky Way galaxy.
