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Yes, the solar system is moving (rotating) relative to the galactic core at 230 KM/s, far faster than this object is moving relative to us. Depending on its or
by lazide 1y ago
Yes, the solar system is moving (rotating) relative to the galactic core at 230 KM/s, far faster than this object is moving relative to us.
Depending on its origin/history, it’s getting run over by a runaway train, or taking a sedate walk.
- mrexroad 1y agoTangentially, I enjoy reminding my kids how long it takes our star to complete a rotation around the Milky Way, and then also point out that we can go to a museum and see fossils of what life looked like one galactic rotation ago. It gives the right amount of backward and forward perspective about the rock we live on that I want them to keep tucked away in the corner of their mind.
- wasting_time 1y agoThis object is "moving" at roughly 58 km/s. It's doing a leisurely Sunday drive and getting overtaken by someone 3x their speed.