When investigating the center of the Galaxy, a 30 × 30 pc map of the central region was obtained. It is known that the distance
| September 16, 2020 | Education
When investigating the center of the Galaxy, a 30 × 30 pc map of the central region was obtained. It is known that the distance to the center of the Galaxy is 8.3 kpc. What are the angular dimensions (in arc minutes) of this area?
30/8300 = 0.003614 radians = 0.207 degrees = 12.4 arc min
Means an area of size 12.4 ‘* 12.4’
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