If you find a galaxy that is the same size and mass as our Milky Way Galaxy, what orbital velocity would a small satellite galaxy have if it orbits 51 kpc from the center of the larger galaxy? (Assume the total mass of our galaxy is about 4.0  1011 solar masses, M.)

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If you find a galaxy that is the same size and mass as our Milky Way Galaxy, what orbital velocity would a small satellite galaxy have if it orbits 51 kpc from the center of the larger galaxy? (Assume the total mass of our galaxy is about 4.0  1011 solar masses, M.)

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