In the Local Group of About 40 Galaxies,about How Many

question 329

Multiple Choice

In the Local Group of about 40 galaxies,about how many are within 10⁶ light-years of our own Milky Way Galaxy? (See Figure 13-38,Comins,Discovering the Essential Universe,6th ed.)

• A) none
• B) roughly one-fourth to one-third
• C) roughly one-half to two-thirds
• D) all

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