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    The Sun Is Rotating About the Center of the Galaxy
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The Sun Is Rotating About the Center of the Galaxy

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The Sun is rotating about the center of the galaxy at roughly 220 km/s at a distance of about 27,000 light-years.How long will it take to complete one revolution?

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