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What is earth's size relative to the galaxy?

Answer 1

Earth is a small planets in our solar system.Sun is a star at its center,
There are about 200 to 400 billion stars like sun in milky way galaxy.

The Sun's diameter is approximately 109 times that of Earth, measuring 139,2530 KM. The Milky Way's diameter is approximately 1,000,000 light years, where a light year is the distance that light travels in a year.

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Answer 2

Hunter Arthur

Compared to the Milky Way galaxy, which has a diameter of approximately 100,000 light-years, the Earth is comparatively small, measuring only approximately 7,917.5 miles (12,742 kilometers).

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