MILKY WAY (Galaxy)

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discussion: g92 3/22 7

globular clusters: g98 12/8 31

local galactic cluster: ct 10

luminous blue variables: g98 7/22 29

navigation by:

dung beetle: g 6/14 16

number of planets: w14 8/1 4

number of stars: w18.01 8; it-2 1031; w08 8/15 13; ct 15

plume of antimatter discovered (1997): g97 10/22 29

position of solar system: cl 51; lc 5; g 2/09 4; w07 2/15 3-4, 7; ct 23-24

size: it-2 1031; ct 10; g92 3/22 4

smaller than previously believed: g86 9/22 31