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Galactocentric distance

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Galactocentric distance has definition A star's distance from the Galactic center. The Sun's Galactocentric distance is about 27000 light-years. has source: Croswell, K. 1995 The Alchemy of the Heavens, Anchor Books, 2001-09-27 09:33:32.0
is an instance of galactic coordinate component
is an instance of length

galactic coordinate component is a component of astronomical coordinate

length has unit length unit 2001-09-27 09:33:26.0

number has value 2001-09-27 09:32:57.0

Galactocentric distance	has definition A star's distance from the Galactic center. The Sun's Galactocentric distance is about 27000 light-years.
	is an instance of galactic coordinate component
	is an instance of length
galactic coordinate component	is a component of astronomical coordinate
length	has unit length unit
number	has value