If the Large Magellanic Cloud Is Orbiting the Milky Way

question 88

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 50 kpc from the center, how long would it take for the Large Magellanic Cloud to complete one orbit around the Milky Way?

• A) 500 million years
• B) 2 billion years
• C) 5 billion years
• D) 9 billion years
• E) 12 billion years

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