which constellation is our solar system or rather out galaxy located in?

Question

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from my understanding earth does not belong to any constellation we know of because the map of the sky is different from other star systems, am i right?

its just that i was told by a stupid source that constellations stretch out into other galaxies and that they all move together, i didnt belive it but then again i am not an expert on the subject.

Answer 1

I agree with the others, but let me add that a constellation is really a direction of looking. If you are an astrology buff, then you know that the plane of the solar system is divided into 12 constellations, which are basically 12 directions for looking, all in one plane, arranged in a circle. So asking which constellation you are in is like asking which direction are you. The answer is unanswerable because you are where you are, not where you are looking. In other words, you know the sun rises in the East and sets in the West, right? And heading toward the north or south pole is the direction North or South, correct? So let me ask you: what direction are you right now? You can't answer, can you? Are you North, perhaps? North of what? Or maybe you are West. No, I don't think so. You are where you are and those four directions are relative to you and where you are right now. That is the same as what you have asked when you ask what constellation we are in.
I CAN tell you that if you are living on our nearest neighbor star Alpha Centauri, our sun would be in the constellation Cassiopiea. If you were on a spaceship that was 4.5 light years in the opposite direction from Alpha Centauri, then our sun would be seen in the constellation Centaurus. Also, it is true that our galaxy is all around us, (every direction), but I CAN tell you that the center of our galaxy is in the constellation Sagitarius. I hope this helps.

Answer 2

None. Constellations are just patterns of stars seen in the sky and given whimsical names by people. The Sun is just a regular star seen very close up, and if you were on a planet in another solar system you would see the Sun as a star in that planet's night sky. Depending on where that other solar system is, you might see the Sun in any of the constellations, but if that other solar system was far enough away, all the constellations would be changed. And all the constellations are in the galaxy. The sun is just one of billions of stars that make up our galaxy and all constellations are made up of stars in our galaxy. Do not make the common mistake of thinking that the galaxy is the same as the solar system. The galaxy is unimaginably larger than the solar system. The solar system it a very small part of the galaxy.

Answer 3

Solar System Constellation

Answer 4

The second part of your question has no answer, because all the constellations are inside our galaxy, so our galaxy cannot be "located in" any of them. Indeed, all the constellations that we see are located in the very small part of the galaxy which is close to our solar system.

The first part has no answer either, because all the constellations are outside our solar system, so our solar system cannot be "located in" any of them.

However, in science fiction stories which cover most of our galaxy, when the author wants his characters to refer to the part of it containing our solar system, he usually has them say ". . . in the Sagittarius sector", and that is common to several different authors. They talk as if the galaxy could be divided up like a huge clock into 12 sectors, one for each constellation. Actually it can't, because if it was, all our constellations would be in one of the sectors, and none in any of the other 11, but it still helps to make the story seem more believable.

Answer 5

Constellations are just what we call patterns we see made by stars in the sky. They aren't real, they are like the shapes we see in clouds.
Our sun would appear in the night sky on some planet orbiting another star, and so any people there might make up their own patterns and constellations and one might include our sun (though they wouldn't call it the sun).

Our Milky Way is a galaxy full of stars, so its not in any constellation.
However, you can see part of the Milky Way (actually one of the spiral arms near us) spread across the sky in the constellations Scorpius and Sagittarius (the centre of the Milky Way, which we can't see from Earth due to dust clouds, is in the direction of Sagittarius.

You're right to not believe your "stupid source" - they don't know what they're talking about.

Answer 6

Constellations are bunch of sometimes unrelated stars (some could be very near, some quite distant) that form "patterns" and were named according to legends, folklore and mythology. They divide the sky as seen from earth.
Since those are patterns as seen from our vantage point, the solar system does not belong to any constellation.
Most of the stars that we can see, located less than 1000 light year, belong to the Orion arm of the galaxy, so named because the bulk of it, as seen from out perspective, is in the direction of the Orion constellation.

Answer 7

Constellations are just simply line of sight 'patterns' that contribute to making astronomical observations easier to navigate.
- Please note here that constellations have absolutely no bearing on your luck or such and statements like "Mars is in your sign this month and therefore you will face conflict" or the like are nothing more than fallacy and should not be treated as serious. (personally Astrology has no place in a modern society and should only ever be treated as folklore).

Our galaxy is part of the vast expanse of space called the universe. We sometimes refer to out galaxy, the Milky Way as being part of the 'Local Group' of galaxies.
The next nearest galaxy of similar size and shape is the 'Andromeda' galaxy and this lies at aprox 2mil light years from us.

Answer 8

oh boy

from you other questions, i see you are interested in astrology. As for that I have no idea. In real terms of scientifc constellations though, we are no constellation. Our galaxy encompasses ALL constellations know to man. it's like asking what country is the USA in.

Our sun can't be in a constellation (that we know of) because it is not in our night sky.

Constellations are strictly "line of sight" constructions. They aren't necessarily close to each other, some are, some aren't.

Being in the Orion arm has nothing to do with our being in that constellation, it's called that b/c Orion is towards the center of the galaxy from our viewpoint.

how did i get a thumbs down, lol

Answer 9

U can even see part of milky way galaxy with ur naked eye, google up stuff and there should be websites which will tell u when is the next time and at what place will u be able to see milky way. Most likely u will be able to see at around 1-3 am in night and it should be in a village where there r no street lights, coz there is no major requirement to see which is the place should be as dark as possible.

Answer 10

"Our sun, Sol, is the center of the Solar System located in the Orion Arm of the Milky Way Galaxy. That means we are inside the constellation of Orion."

utter rubbish!

we are not in any constellation.