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How does the mass of the Sun compare with that of other stars in our local neighborhood?
ToExplain:
Mass of the sun in comparison to other neighboring stars.
Explanation of Solution
Introduction:
The sun is a sphere of hot plasma. Sun situated at the center of the solar system. It is an average-sized star inthe neighborhood.There are trillions of other stars in the galaxy.
As it is huge, its diameter is about
Millions of stars arepresent in our Milky Way galaxy.The diameter of the Milky Way is about 100,000 light-years. Our local neighborhoodis in the range of about
Conclusion:
Thus, it is observed that there are a number of stars in theMilky Way galaxy having a mass of about
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