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The Sun is located at a distance of from the centre of the Milky Way galaxy.

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17,000 ly
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21,000 ly
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25,000 ly
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The correct option is B 21,000 ly
The Sun, the centre of the Solar System, is located in the Orion-Cygnus Arm of the Milky Way galaxy, at a distance of 21,000 light years, or 2×1017 km, from the bulging centre of the Milky Way galaxy.

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