If it takes light 26,000 years to travel from the Sun to the center of the Milky Way galaxy, how far is the Sun from the center

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Tatiana [17]

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If it takes light 26,000 years to travel from the Sun to the center of the Milky Way galaxy, how far is the Sun from the center

of the Milky Way?

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Vlada [557] · Answer 1 · 2022-01-16T03:44:41+03:00

Vlada [557]3 years ago

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If it takes light 26,000 years to travel from the Sun to the center of the Milky Way galaxy, how far is the Sun from the center of the Milky Way?

26.000 light years

worty [1.4K] · Answer 2 · 2022-01-16T02:00:17+03:00

worty [1.4K]3 years ago

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Since the light travels in the vacuum then its velocity will be C=3*10^8 m/sec.....then you will convert it to secs=28000*365*24*60*60=8.83008*10^11
then v=s/t then s=v*t=(3*10^8)(8.83008*10^11)=2.649024*10^20 meters