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    Using an Orbit Size of 8 Kpc,and a Period of 225
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Using an Orbit Size of 8 Kpc,and a Period of 225

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Question 3

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Using an orbit size of 8 kpc,and a period of 225 million years,the mass of our Galaxy is found to be closest to:


A) 10⁶ solar masses.
B) 10⁸ solar masses.
C) 10¹⁰ solar masses.
D) 10¹¹ solar masses.
E) 10¹² solar masses.

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