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Alex_gh t1_jcmprqw wrote on March 17, 2023 at 11:14 PM

Reply to comment by MonsterRideOp in How fast does the galactic center spin? by syynnnxxz

So to build on this, how fast are the stars on the outer (edge?) of the galaxy moving?

TearsFallWithoutTain t1_jcmwz1m wrote on March 18, 2023 at 12:07 AM

130 miles per second, on average

https://hubblesite.org/contents/news-releases/2019/news-2019-54#:~:text=Stars%20in%20the%20outer%20reaches,of%20130%20miles%20per%20second.