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Making Calculations The sun orbits the center of the Milky Way galaxy every 225 million years. How many revolutions has the sun made since the formation of Earth billion years ago?
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1 of 2The time needed for the sun to make a full orbit around the center of the Milky Way galaxy is approximately 225 million years. The formation of Earth was 4.6 billion years ago. If we divide these two numbers we can see how many revolutions has the sun made since the formation of Earth.
The result is 20.44
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