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Homework Statement
The sun rotates around the center of the milky way galaxy at a distance of about 30,000 light years (1ly= 9.5*10^15m). if it takes about 200 million years to make one rotation, estimate the mass of our galaxy. Assume that the mass distribution of galaxy is concentrated mostly in a central uniform sphere.
Homework Equations
G Msun Mgalamy / r^2 = Mgalaxy v^2/ r
The Attempt at a Solution
r= (30000 * (9.5 * 10^5) ) m
v= 2 * pi * r / 200 million years
i know i have to convert the years into seconds is my setup right?