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Where in the galaxy is earth found?
Our Milky Way galaxy has a center that is thick with stars, and then a number of spiral arms like curved octopus arms. Earth is located about 3/4 of the way out on one of these arms.
What type of galaxy has flattened arms that extends outward from central nucleus?
it is called a spiral galaxy
A galaxy with a bulge at its center and spiral arms?
This type of galaxy is categorized as a spiral galaxy. The bulge at the center contains older stars, while the spiral arms consist of younger stars and gas and dust regions where new star formation occurs. The Milky Way is an example of a galaxy with a bulge and spiral arms.
What is a galaxy arms coming from the center like a pinwheel?
A galaxy with arms extending from its center like a pinwheel is typically classified as a spiral galaxy. These arms are regions of higher density where stars, gas, and dust are concentrated, often resulting in active star formation. The spiral structure is maintained by the galaxy's rotation and gravitational interactions, creating a dynamic and visually striking appearance. Prominent examples of spiral galaxies include the Milky Way and the Andromeda Galaxy.
What is the makeup of a spiral galaxy?
A galaxy that looks like a giant pinwheel spinning through the void of space; has a central nucleus that resembles a flattened ball, to which are attached long, curved arms, and contains large amounts of gas and dust.
Where are you in your own galaxy?
Somewhere around 27,000 light-years from the center.
What kind of galaxy looks like a spiral galaxy except for the fact that the arms begin spiraling out from a straight line of stars instead of from the center?
You may be describing a "barred spiral" galaxy.
Why do star counts seem to indicate that the Earth is located at the center of the milky way?
They do not; the Earth is well away from the center, in one of the spiral arms of the galaxy.
Is the solar system located in the center of the milky way galaxy?
No. Our solar system is about 2/3 of the way out one of the spiral arms of our galaxy, a LONG way from the center. Considering that the center of the galaxy (of many galaxies, actually) is probably occupied by a supermassive black hole, it's probably safer to be out that far.
What is the size and structure of the milky way galaxy?
the milky way is a large spiral galaxy whose disk is about 100,000 light-years wide and about 10,000 light-years thick at the nucleus and the structure has at least three distinct spiral arms, with some signs of splintering. the sun is positioned in one of these arms about two thirds of the way from the center, or galactic nucleus, at a distance of about 30,000 light-years.
What looks like a spiral galaxy except for the fact that the arms begin spiraling out from a straight line of stars instead of from the center?
A barred spiral galaxy.
What are physical charachteristcs of a spiral galaxy?
A spiral galaxy, as its name implies, has one or more spiral arms that stretch out from the center. The center often contains a bulge of stars and sometimes can even contain an active black hole.
