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Find the approximate mass of the luminous matter in the Milky Way galaxy, given it has approximately 1011 stars of average mass 1.5 times that of our Sun.

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Problem 1PE

Find the approximate mass of the luminous matter in the Milky Way galaxy, given it has approximately 1011 stars of average mass 1.5 times that of our Sun.

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The approximate mass of the luminous matter in the Milky Way galaxy is given by

M = nx1.5m

Here n is the number of stars in the Milky Way galaxy and  ms 

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