whats the size of our galaxy and whats the location of the sun in it?? (give short answers only.. really short.. just to the point!)
2007-07-25 04:00:24 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
100,000 light years.
Halfway from centre.
2007-07-25 04:08:40 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Our Milky Way Galaxy is a disk shaped configuration of stars 1500 Light Years wide and 1.5 Light Years thick. Within the disk are a number of spiral arms, and our Sun is located about 1/3 the way out from the center on one of those arms.
2007-07-25 05:15:02 · answer #2 · answered by zahbudar 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
We live in a bar spiral galaxy that's somewhere between medium and large sized. We're about 2/3 of the way toward the rim from the center.
2007-07-25 06:43:26 · answer #3 · answered by Egghead 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The Milky Way extends 100,000 light years from edge to edge. The location of our sun is 40,000 light years away from the center of the Galaxy.
2007-07-25 04:13:37 · answer #4 · answered by lonelyspirit 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
The Milky Way is roughly 100,000 light years in diameter, and contains between 200-400 billion stars. Our solar system is located about 3/4 of the way along the Orion Arm of the Milky Way, about 28,000 light years from galactic center.
2007-07-25 04:10:13 · answer #5 · answered by JLynes 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
The galaxy is about 100,000 light years across. The sun is about 30,000 light years from the center.
2007-07-25 09:13:51 · answer #6 · answered by mathematician 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
We live in a galaxy that is about one hundred thousand light years across and is slowly rotating; our sun is near the inner edge of one of spiral arm.
2007-07-25 04:11:39 · answer #7 · answered by Harsh M 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
we are on the orion arm of the milky way galaxy. the sun is about 35,000 light years from the center of the galaxy. the milky way is about 100 - 130,000 light years across. and our galaxy is a small one.
2007-07-25 07:34:51 · answer #8 · answered by boabaphatt 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the MilkyWay is about 120,000 lightyears in diameter, and we sit about 2/3 the way out from the center.
2007-07-25 05:26:01 · answer #9 · answered by quantumclaustrophobe 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Tham153 and JLynes have the best answers...decide which one you like better
2007-07-25 08:18:21 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋