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I have just worked this out and the width of the Milkyway is 590,000,000,000,000,000 miles 0r 590 million billion miles 0r 590,000 trillion miles or just over half a billion billion miles =59x10-17

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How many miles is the Milky Way from earth?

None, actually; reach down and touch the Earth, and you are touching part of the Milky Way. We are part of the Milky Way.


how much miles is the milky way?

Your question is not clear. If you are asking how far away is the Milky Way, that's zero mm. Why? Because our solar system is in the Milky Way. We, you and I, are already living in the Milky Way. If you are asking how big is the Milky Way, it's roughly 100,000 light years in diameter. Our galaxy is like a big spiral; so the diameter is a good measure for its size. 1 light year is about 6 trillion miles = 6E12. So in miles our Milky Way is D = 6E12*10E4 = 60E16 miles in diameter. In case so-called scientific numbers are not your thing, that's 60 with sixteen zeros following it or 600,000,000,000,000,000 miles. If you plan on traveling that far, pack a lunch.


How long is the Milky Way in light years?

The Milky Way's diameter is about 100,000 light-years.


Size of Andromeda galaxy?

Mass similar to our own Milky Way; about a trillion stars; diameter estimated at 140,000 light-years.Mass similar to our own Milky Way; about a trillion stars; diameter estimated at 140,000 light-years.Mass similar to our own Milky Way; about a trillion stars; diameter estimated at 140,000 light-years.Mass similar to our own Milky Way; about a trillion stars; diameter estimated at 140,000 light-years.


How wide is the milky way?

The Milky Way is approximately 100,000 light years across. The value may differ according to sources because the Milky Way does not have a defining boundary.

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What is the ratio of the diameter of the milky way?

The ratio of the diameter (of the milky way) to what??


How many miles is the Milky Way from earth?

None, actually; reach down and touch the Earth, and you are touching part of the Milky Way. We are part of the Milky Way.


how much miles is the milky way?

Your question is not clear. If you are asking how far away is the Milky Way, that's zero mm. Why? Because our solar system is in the Milky Way. We, you and I, are already living in the Milky Way. If you are asking how big is the Milky Way, it's roughly 100,000 light years in diameter. Our galaxy is like a big spiral; so the diameter is a good measure for its size. 1 light year is about 6 trillion miles = 6E12. So in miles our Milky Way is D = 6E12*10E4 = 60E16 miles in diameter. In case so-called scientific numbers are not your thing, that's 60 with sixteen zeros following it or 600,000,000,000,000,000 miles. If you plan on traveling that far, pack a lunch.


How long is the Milky Way in light years?

The Milky Way's diameter is about 100,000 light-years.


How far is the Milky Way in miles from earth?

Zero. We are in the Milky Way.


What is the diameter of the milky way in kiloparces?

About 30,000 kiloparsecs.


How do you know the diameter of the milky way if you cant explore it?

ummm well if u can explore the milky way you can do it be computer


How dos your solar system campare to the size of the milky way galaxy?

When compared to the diameter of the Milky Way galaxy,the diameter of our solar system is very nearly zero.


What is the order of diameter of your galaxy?

Our galaxy, the Milky Way, has a diameter of about 100,000 light-years.


How far across the milky way?

The Milky Way is about 100,000 light years in diameter and about 1000 light years thick.


What is the size of the Milky way?

Milky Way is 258,000ly in diameter, according to new observations. And is 1.5trln solar masses. highest mass they got is 2.3trln. but we now say its probably around 1.5trln.


Size of Andromeda galaxy?

Mass similar to our own Milky Way; about a trillion stars; diameter estimated at 140,000 light-years.Mass similar to our own Milky Way; about a trillion stars; diameter estimated at 140,000 light-years.Mass similar to our own Milky Way; about a trillion stars; diameter estimated at 140,000 light-years.Mass similar to our own Milky Way; about a trillion stars; diameter estimated at 140,000 light-years.