2006-11-13 20:57:30 · 9 answers · asked by Trixie U 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
The Milky Way is the galaxy which is the home of our Solar System together with at least 200 billion other stars (more recent estimates have given numbers around 400 billion) and their planets, and thousands of clusters and nebulae.
As a galaxy, the Milky Way is actually a giant, as its mass is probably between 750 billion and one trillion solar masses, and its diameter is about 100,000 light years. Radio astronomial investigations of the distribution of hydrogen clouds have revealed that the Milky Way is a spiral galaxy.
Our solar system is thus situated within the outer regions of this galaxy, well within the disk and only about 20 light years "above" the equatorial symmetry plane (to the direction of the Galactic North Pole, see below), but about 28,000 light years from the Galactic Center.
2006-11-13 22:24:44 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Solar system is in the Spiral Galaxy The Milky Way
The term Spiral refers to the alternating elliptical orbits that constitute the Milky way
2006-11-13 23:38:11 · answer #2 · answered by Santhosh S 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The Milky Way is the galaxy which is the home of our Solar System together with at least 200 billion other stars(more recent estimate have given numbers around 400 billion) and their planets, and thousands of Clusters and nebulae, including at least almost all objects of Messier's catalogue which are not galaxies on their own.
2006-11-13 22:06:34 · answer #3 · answered by Billy 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Milky Way Galaxy.
2006-11-13 22:10:38 · answer #4 · answered by PAK ASIANS 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
our solar system is in milky way galaxy.it is a spiral galaxy...
2006-11-13 23:03:33 · answer #5 · answered by SHARAVANA 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The Universe as an entire on the instant isn't mapped yet. With the cost that we are advancing with all our available technological be conscious of the way and kit, you and me isn't waiting to profit what's the form of the Universe. there is a lot distances in between galaxies and we purely waiting to work out what the Hubble telescope factors us. With all those galaxies which may be seen, did it happen to you that there could be extra available. The heavens is infinite and it is so massive that during all likelihood we are purely in somewhat factor of the entire Universe, as we are purely in somewhat factor of our very own galaxy, as we are purely in somewhat factor of our very own image voltaic gadget, because of the fact the earth is barely one planet of it, and as you and me is barely somewhat dot in our very own planet earth.
2016-12-17 09:44:02 · answer #6 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it's a spiral galaxy!!!
2006-11-13 21:03:08 · answer #7 · answered by AnTon 2 · 3⤊ 1⤋
milky way galacy
2006-11-13 21:00:42 · answer #8 · answered by niceQ 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
spiral
2006-11-13 23:31:44 · answer #9 · answered by adi r 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋