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> if the only difference is distance, and you know the distance, But are we not moving in relation to Alpha Centauri at a fabulous speed, because all the gala
by galaxyLogic 4y ago
> if the only difference is distance, and you know the distance,
But are we not moving in relation to Alpha Centauri at a fabulous speed, because all the galaxies are moving one way or the other and rotating as is Earth moving around the Sun and rotating around its axis?
- andrewflnr 4y agoNo, Alpha Centauri and Sol are both in orbit, in the same direction, around the Milky Way. So I mean, the relative speed between us and Alpha Centauri is probably pretty big compared to a car, but it's just noise in our orbital velocities, which are still peanuts compared to c.