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The solar system is 25,000 light years from the

center of our Milky Way galaxy. One light year is
the distance light travels in one year at a
speed of
3.0x 10°m/s
have determined that
Astronomers
the solar system
is orbiting the center of the galaxy
at a speed of 230 km/s.

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The time period of the solar system's orbit is 2.05x10^8year

The solar system is 25,000 light years from the center of our Milky Way galaxy. One-example-1
The solar system is 25,000 light years from the center of our Milky Way galaxy. One-example-2
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