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DennisP
2451 days ago
I've seen databases of nearby stars, with just the 3D coords. Biggest I think had 100,000 stars.
I don't think we have detailed data for the 100 million stars of the entire Milky Way.
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mr_toad
2451 days ago
There’s at least 100 billion (not million). Maybe as many as 800 billion. We can’t see most of them.
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DennisP
2451 days ago
Oops, of course you're right.
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