Between us and the Galactic Center, the Milky Way has a mass of:
A)several hundred thousand suns.
B)one to two million suns.
C)250 million suns.
D)100 billion suns.
E)over a trillion suns.

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The mass of the Milky Way is estimated to be around 100 billion suns. This includes both visible matter (stars, gas, and dust) as well as dark matter. Recent estimates suggest that the Milky Way has a mass of approximately 100 billion suns.

Between Us and the Galactic Center, the Milky Way Has