How many light-years is the sun from the center of the galaxy?

How many light-years is the sun from the center of the galaxy?


About 33000 light years



How far is the solar system from the center of the Milky way?


The solar system is in the Milky way, on the spiral arm of Orion, north of the galactic plane, on the inner edge of the spiral wing of the Milky way
Take a look at this picture, you will understand!



The mass of the sun is 1.9 × 10 ∧ 30kg. It is about 30000 light-years away from the center of the galaxy. It rotates around the center of the galaxy at a speed of 250km / s;
What is the centripetal force on the sun? 1 light year = 9.46 × 10 ∧ 12km


F=mv^2/r=4.184*10^23N