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If the sun revolves around the galactic center with a period of 200 million years and the distance of the sun from the galactic center is 30,000 light-years, determine the mass of our galaxy. 6 x 10^24 kg 2 x 10^30 kg 3 x 10^41 kg 5 x 10^72 kg Which

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