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The nearest star to Earth, other than the Sun, is 4.22 light years away, and the center of the galaxy is 26,000 light years away. How large is our entire galaxy?
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The nearest star to Earth, other than the Sun, is 4.22 light years away, and the center of the galaxy is 26,000 light years away. How large is our entire galaxy?

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100,000 light years across

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Milky way galaxy has size ~10^5 ly
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