The Sun is located at a distance of from the centre of the Milky Way galaxy.
A
17,000ly
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B
21,000ly
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C
25,000ly
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Solution
The correct option is B21,000ly 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 2×1017km, from the bulging centre of the Milky Way galaxy.