If the Large Magellanic Cloud Is Orbiting the Milky Way

question 14

Multiple Choice

If the Large Magellanic Cloud is orbiting the Milky Way in a circular orbit with a speed of 175 km/s and a distance of 165,000 light-years from the center,how long would it take for the Large Magellanic Cloud to complete one orbit around the Milky Way?

• A) 600 million years
• B) 1.8 billion years
• C) 3.5 billion years
• D) 17 billion years

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