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Milky Way
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Milky Way

Galaxy containing our Solar System

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Also known as The Milky Way · Milky Way Galaxy · The Milky Way Galaxy · Milky Way galaxy · Celestial River · Local Galaxy

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Part of

Overview

All data

224 statements · 13% with external sources · numbers in brackets are citations

Unicode character
  • 🌌
Mass
  • 1.2T M☉
Child astronomical body
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Constellation
Members / parts
Studied by
Diameter
  • 100,000 ly
Orbits
Different from
Rotation period
Named after
  • milk applies to name of subject: γᾰλαξίας Οδός, Млечный путь · applies to name of object: γᾰλαξίας
  • winter applies to name of subject: Vintergatan, Vetrarbrautin
  • street applies to name of subject: Vintergatan
  • road applies to name of subject: Млечный путь, Droga Mleczna
  • Way of Saint James applies to name of subject: Hent Sant-Jakez, Voye Sint-Djåke
  • sheep applies to name of subject: مجر لكبش
  • Roman road applies to name of subject: Rimska cesta, Strada di Roma
  • Saint Anne applies to name of subject: Triq ta' Sant'Anna
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  • Chumak applies to name of subject: Чумацький Шлях
  • bird applies to name of subject: Linnutee, Linnunrata
  • deity applies to name of subject: Hyjplimja
  • Godred Crovan applies to name of subject: Raad Mooar Gorree
  • straw applies to name of object: Samanyolu
  • white elephant applies to name of subject: ทางช้างเผือก
  • horse applies to name of subject: Шыхулъагъуэ, Шыхулъагъо
  • goose applies to name of subject: Ӟазегсюрес
Galaxy morphological type
Absolute magnitude
  • -20.9
Radius
  • 50,000 ly
Catalog code
  • none

On other databases

75 identifiers linking Milky Way across the web's reference databases