The Sun, which is 2.2 x 1020 m from the center of the Milky Way galaxy, revolves

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The Sun, which is 2.2 x 1020 m from the center of the Milky Way galaxy, revolves around that center once every 2.5 X 108 years. Assuming each star in the Galaxy has a mass equal to the Sun's mass of 2.0 x 1030 kg, the stars are distributed uniformly in a sphere about the galactic center, and the Sun is at the edge of that sphere, estimate the number of stars in the Galaxy.

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Fundamentals of Physics

ISBN: 978-0471758013

8th Extended edition

Authors: Jearl Walker, Halliday Resnick

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