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

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What are the names of the Orion Arms?

The Orion Arm is a minor spiral arm of the Milky Way Galaxy. We are located in the Orion Arm.It is also called the Local Arm, the Local Spur or the Orion Spur.


What arm of the Milky Way does Earth fall within?

Earth is within the Orion-Cygnus Arm. It is also referred to as the Local Arm, the Orion Arm, the Local Spur or the Orion Spur.


What is the name of the earths arm in the milky way?

It's variously called the Orion Arm, the Orion-Cygnus Arm, or the Orion Spur (the term "Local Arm/Spur" is also occasionally used). Currently the Milky Way is believed to have either 2 or 4 main arms. The Orion Arm is definitely NOT one of the main arms.


What is the milky way arm know as?

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Is the name of your solar system the red arm?

The Orion arm


What is the name of your Galaxy Arm?

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Where is your solar system in the galaxy?

In the Orion Arm.


What is the galaxy of Venus'?

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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.


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.


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 length and width of the Orion Cygnus Arm in light years?

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