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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 l y

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21, 000 l y

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25, 000 l y

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The correct option is B $21, 000 l y$
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 $2 \times 10^{17} k m$ , from the bulging centre of the Milky Way galaxy.

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