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Are there any (rough) estimates of stars' orbits around the galaxy?
The Sun orbits approximately 26,000 light years away from the galactic center. Are there any other known orbital parameters relative to the galactic plane for the Sun and other stars up to some ...
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Is the center of our galaxy, the Sagittarius A* black hole a former star?
If a black hole comes from a dying star, do we have a record or proof that our galactic center was once a huge ball of burning plasma? I'm not an astronomy student.
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