8.5 Let us assume that our galaxy consists of 2.5 * 1011 stars each of one solar mass. How long will a star at a distance of 50,000 ly from the galactic centre take to complete one revolution ? Take the diameter of the Milk Way to be 105 ly.
8.5 Let us assume that our galaxy consists of 2.5 * 1011 stars each of one solar mass. How long will a star at a distance of 50,000 ly from the galactic centre take to complete one revolution ? Take the diameter of the Milk Way to be 105 ly.
Mass of our galaxy Milky Way, M = 2.5 solar mass
Solar mass = Mass of the Sun = 2.0 kg
Mass of our galaxy = 2.5 2.0 = 5 kg
Diameter of the Milky Way, d = 105 ly
Radius of the Milky Way = 5 ly
1 ly = 9.46 m
r = 5 9.46 m = 4.73 m
As a star revolves around the galactic centre of the Milky Way, its t
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