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How does the motion of our solar system compare to the motion of the Milky Way?

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The Solar System moves through the galaxy with about a 60° angle between the galactic plane and the planetary orbital plane. The Sun appears to move up-and-down and in-and-out with respect to the rest of the galaxy as it revolves around the Milky Way and
This speed is not unusual for the stars around us and is our “milling around” speed in our suburban part of the Galaxy. In addition to the individual motions of the stars within it, the entire Galaxy is in spinning motion like an enormous pinwheel.
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