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Earth is the third planet from the Sun (Sol); at a distance of about 150 million km. (roughly 96 million miles) from the Sun. This distance is also known as one astronomical unit, or one AU.

The Sun and all its planets are located in an arm of the Milky Way galaxy at a distance of approximately 30,000 light years from galactic center.

The nearest star neighbor to the Sol system is Alpha Centauri AB and its companion Alpha Centauri Proxima, at roughly 4.24 light years distance.

The Sol system lies roughly 25,000 light years from its nearest neighboring galaxy, the Canis Major Dwarf Galaxy.

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