Question

Describe the important features of the Milky Way Galaxy​

Answer 1

The Milky Way is the galaxy that contains our Solar System, with the name describing the galaxy's appearance from Earth: a hazy band of light seen in the night sky formed from stars that cannot be individually distinguished by the naked eye.

Age: 13.51 billion years

Radius: 52,850 light years

Escape velocity: 550 km/s

Number of stars: 100–400 billion

Distance: 25.6–27.1 kly (7.86–8.32 kpc)

Constellations: Orion, Sagittarius, Scorpius, Carina, Ara

Answer 2

Answer:

There are 4 important features

Explanation:

1. It consists of nearly 200 Billions of stars.

2. And also contain enough dust and gas to. produce a billion more..

3.It lies at a distance of 30000 light years from the galactic centre.

4. and 20 light above the plane of the galaxy..