Question

Which of the following units would be most appropriate for relating distances within the Milky Way Galaxy?

Answer 1

The units you're probably looking for is Astronomical Units (AU). 1AU is the approximate distance from the Earth to the Sun.

Answer 2

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Astronomical_unit

Answer 3

I think lightyears would be more appropriate, or even kilolightyears

Answer 4

Yea, I didn't think that one through. Was thinking solar system for some reason and not the entire galaxy.

Yes, light years.

Answer 5

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