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So for laymen as us, how far is the center from us in light years?
by leemailll 7y ago
So for laymen as us, how far is the center from us in light years?
- andyjohnson0 7y ago26,490 ± 100 light years or 8,122 ± 31 parsecs https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galactic_Center https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galactic_Center
- rwmj 7y agohttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sagittarius_A%2a https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sagittarius_A%2a 26000 light years
- sago 7y agoGive the (Monty) Python headline on today's HN, let me add that it's worth learning to sing https://youtu.be/buqtdpuZxvk https://youtu.be/buqtdpuZxvk I find. The exact numbers are not quite exact, although they are usually in the right ballpark. "We are 30,000 light-years from Galactic central point." But I found it so useful knowing that song over the years.