What is the estimated total mass of the Milky Way (including dark matter) in solar masses?
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1.5 trillion solar masses
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What is the estimated total mass of the Milky Way (including dark matter) in solar masses?
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1.5 trillion solar masses
What is the orbital period of the Sun around the Galactic Center in millions of years?
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225 million years
What is the mass of Sagittarius A* in millions of solar masses?
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4.1 million solar masses
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What is the orbital period of the Sun around the Galactic Center in millions of years?
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225 million years
What is the mass of Sagittarius A* in millions of solar masses?
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4.1 million solar masses
Which dwarf galaxy is currently merging with the Milky Way?
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Sagittarius Dwarf Spheroidal Galaxy
What is the largest globular cluster in the Milky Way?
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Omega Centauri
What is the name of the galaxy group that contains the Milky Way?
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Local Group
At what speed does the Sun orbit the Galactic Center, in km/s?
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220 km/s
How far is the Sun from the Galactic Center in light-years?
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26,000 light-years
In which constellation does the center of the Milky Way lie?
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Sagittarius
What is the approximate diameter of the Milky Way's disk in light-years?
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100,000 light-years