Our solar system is located in the Orion Arm (also called the Orion Spur), a minor spiral arm of the Milky Way galaxy.
Here’s a breakdown of its galactic address:
- Distance from Galactic Center: About 27,000 light-years
- Location within the Galaxy: Between the Sagittarius Arm and the Perseus Arm
- Relative Position: Roughly halfway out from the center to the edge of the galactic disk
- Height above/below the Galactic Plane: Slightly above the mid-plane, oscillating due to gravitational dynamics
From this vantage point, when we look into the sky at night—especially in the direction of Sagittarius—we’re looking toward the dense core of the galaxy, while the opposite direction (toward Perseus) looks more outward through the spiral arm.
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