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Thank you, makes much more sense now. Agence France-Presse strikes again. They converted mph to km/hr VERY precisely.
965,600 km/h = 600,000 mph804,672 km/h = 500,000 mph
Abstract of presentation (10aPT Tue Jan 6, if you are in Long Beach CA) is at http://tinyurl.com/9d5rec.
"...the galaxy is rotating at a speed of 965,600 km/h, compared to previous estimates of 804,672 km/h, the astronomers report."
Anyone else think it odd that the previous estimate had six significant digits, yet was apparently off by ~20%?
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Thank you, makes much more sense now. Agence France-Presse strikes again. They converted mph to km/hr VERY precisely.
965,600 km/h = 600,000 mph
804,672 km/h = 500,000 mph
Abstract of presentation (10aPT Tue Jan 6, if you are in Long Beach CA) is at http://tinyurl.com/9d5rec.
"...the galaxy is rotating at a speed of 965,600 km/h, compared to previous estimates of 804,672 km/h, the astronomers report."
Anyone else think it odd that the previous estimate had six significant digits, yet was apparently off by ~20%?