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You Find a Star Orbiting About the Center of the Galaxy

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You find a star orbiting about the center of the galaxy at a distance of 15 kpc.Using the rotation curve in the figure shown below, estimate how much mass is enclosed within the orbit of that star.You can assume the star is on a circular orbit around the center of the Milky Way. You find a star orbiting about the center of the galaxy at a distance of 15 kpc.Using the rotation curve in the figure shown below, estimate how much mass is enclosed within the orbit of that star.You can assume the star is on a circular orbit around the center of the Milky Way.


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