Multiple Choice
If the Large Magellanic Cloud is orbiting the Milky Way in a circular orbit with a speed of 175 km/s and a distance of 50 kpc from the center, how long would it take for the Large Magellanic Cloud to complete one orbit around the Milky Way?
A) 500 million years
B) 2 billion years
C) 5 billion years
D) 9 billion years
E) 12 billion years
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