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Although Orion is really close to the Milky Way, Orion isn't in the Milky Way. Just for the same of clarity: if you mean the Milky Way galaxy as opposed to "that band of diffuse light in the sky," every star bright enough for you to see individually is in the Milky Way galaxy.

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Your solar system is part of a group of stars called the?

Our solar system is part of the Orion Arm of the Milky Way galaxy.


In what disk of the Milky Way is your solar system located?

Our solar system is located in the thin disk of the Milky Way.


What part of our galaxy contains our solar system?

Our sun, the Earth, and all the other planets in our solar system reside within the Orion Arm of the Milky Way Galaxy.Our local Orion Arm of the Milky Way is some 3,500 light years across. It's approximately 10,000 light years in length. We're located close to the inner rim of this spiral arm, about halfway along its length.


What is the distance of the Orion nebula to the milky way?

The Orion Nebula is located approximately 1,344 light-years away from Earth within the Milky Way galaxy. A light-year is the distance that light travels in one year, which is about 9.461 trillion kilometers. Therefore, the distance between the Orion Nebula and the Milky Way is about 12.7 quadrillion kilometers. This vast distance is measured using astronomical units to provide a sense of scale in the vastness of space.


Which Milky Way arm is the solar system located in?

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. See related link for a pictorial.

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What part of the Milky Way are we located?

Orion Arm (Of which the Milky Way (Our Galaxy) is included)


Is Orion in the galaxy milky way?

The Orion is a spur of the Perseus arm of the Milky Way. Our sun is in this arm. All the stars and constellations we can see with the unaided eye are also in the Milky Way Galaxy, as is the Orion Nebula (a vast cloud of interstellar gas).


What is the definifion of Orion arm?

The Orion arm is one of the major arms in the Milky Way galaxy.


Is Orion a galaxy by itself or is it only in a galaxy?

Orion is a constellation in our galaxy, the Milky Way.


What is the milky way arm know as?

It is known as the Orion arm


Are stars at the center of the milky way closer to earth that Orion nebula?

Distance to center of Milky Way: about 26,000 light-years. Distance to Orion Nebula: about 1,300 light-years.


Who arm in the milky way galaxy is the sun located?

The Sun is located in what is called the "Orion-Cygnus arm" of the Milky Way.


Is the sun apart of the milky way?

Yes , our Sun is part of the Milky Way galaxy ; it is positioned in the Orion Arm of the MWG .


Is the star Betelegeuse in the Milky Way?

Betelgeuse, also known as Alpha Orionis, is in the Milky Way. It is the brightest star in the constellation Orion.


Your solar system is part of a group of stars called the?

Our solar system is part of the Orion Arm of the Milky Way galaxy.


What arm in the milky way galaxy is the sun located?

The Sun is located in the Orion Arm, also known as the Orion Spur, which is a minor spiral arm of the Milky Way galaxy.


Where exactly is the Sun located in the Milky Way?

The Sun is located about 25,000 light years from the galactic core in the Orion Where_is_the_Sun_exactly_situated_in_the_Milky_Way_galaxyof the Milky Way Galaxy.