The
Sun
Is
one of over ~200 billion stars in the Milky Way Galaxy.
Is
~25,000 light-years from the center of the galaxy
It
revolves around the galactic center once about every: 250 million years.
One
light-year, is the distance that light travels in a vacuum in a year
~5.88 trillion miles (9.46 trillion kilometers)
"Courtesy of SOHO/[instrument]
consortium. SOHO is a project of international cooperation between ESA and NASA." |