Milky Way Galaxy physics
Oort constants
Galactic Centre
Milky Way center
Milky Way Galaxy nucleus
Center of the Milky Way
The rotational center of the Milky Way galaxy located in the direction of the Sagittarius constellation at a distance of 7.62 ± 0.32 kpc. Its equatorial coordinates (J2000 epoch) are: R.A. 17h45m40.04s, Dec. -29° 00' 28.1''. The Sun orbits around the Galactic center once every 200 million years at a speed of 220 km per second. It is believed that there is a supermassive black hole at the Galactic center.
Galactic centre
Galactic center