The Sun is located at a distance of from the centre of the Milky Way galaxy. 1)17,000 ly 2)21,000 ly 3)25,000 ly

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2022-12-06

The Sun is located at a distance of from the centre of the Milky Way galaxy.
1)17,000 ly
2)21,000 ly
3)25,000 ly

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Antoine Rowland

Antoine Rowland

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The right option is B 21,000 ly
The Sun, the centre of the Solar System, is located in the Orion-Cygnus Arm of the Milky Way galaxy, at a distance of 21,000 light years, or 2 × 10 17 km, from the bulging centre of the Milky Way galaxy.

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