mass of the Galaxy Comparison Table

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mass of the Galaxy comparison table

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mass quantity The measure of the inertia of an object, determined by observing the acceleration when a known force is applied. The gravitational force acting on an object is found to be proportional to its mass, as is the gravitational force that it exerts on other objects.

mass of the Galaxy mass 1.8 × 10¹¹ M_Sun The mass of the Milky Way.

Subject	is an instance of	is a kind of	has value	has definition
mass		quantity		The measure of the inertia of an object, determined by observing the acceleration when a known force is applied. The gravitational force acting on an object is found to be proportional to its mass, as is the gravitational force that it exerts on other objects.
mass of the Galaxy	mass		1.8 × 10¹¹ M_Sun	The mass of the Milky Way.

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