GK
THE UNIVERSE
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the center bulge
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Orion’s arm
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the inner disc near a black hole
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Ptolemy’s arm
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Detailed explanation-1: -Our Sun is one of at least 100 billion stars in the Milky Way, a spiral galaxy about 100, 000 light-years across. And where are we in the Milky Way? Our Sun lies near a small, partial arm called the Orion Arm, or Orion Spur, located between the Sagittarius and Perseus arms.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Orion Arm is a minor spiral arm of the Milky Way Galaxy that is 3, 500 light-years (1, 100 parsecs) across and approximately 10, 000 light-years (3, 100 parsecs) in length, containing the Solar System, including Earth.
Detailed explanation-3: -Astronomers have agreed that the Milky Way probably has two major spiral arms – Perseus arm and the Scutum-Centaurus arm – with several smaller arms and spurs. The Solar System is located in a region in between the two arms called the Orion-Cygnus arm.