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science space and astronomyHow fast is the solar system moving around the galaxy?
Last Updated: 21st April, 2020
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Considering this, how fast is the Galaxy moving?
1.3 million miles per hour
Furthermore, does the solar system move? Answer: Yes, the Sun - in fact, our whole solar system - orbits around the center of the Milky Way Galaxy. We are moving at an average velocity of 828,000 km/hr. But even at that high rate, it still takes us about 230 million years to make one complete orbit around the Milky Way!
Herein, how does the solar system move through the galaxy?
The planets orbit the Sun, roughly in the same plane. The Solar System moves through the galaxy with about a 60° angle between the galactic plane and the planetary orbital plane. The Sun appears to move up-and-down and in-and-out with respect to the rest of the galaxy as it revolves around the Milky Way.
What is the Milky Way galaxy orbiting around?
The Milky Way and the Andromeda galaxy are both in orbit around the Virgo Cluster (not the Virgo Supercluster). Both galaxies have an orbital period that is longer than the current age of the universe.