What are the main constellations in the Milky Way?

The main constellations of the Milky Way are Cygnus, Eagle, Foxes, Sagittarius, Ophiuchus, Shield, Sagittarius, Scorpio, Aquarius, Rectangular Ruler, Wolf, Southern Triangle, Compass, Fly, Southern Cross, Vela, Tail, Unicorn, Orion, Taurus and Gemini.

The Milky Way is a rod-shaped galaxy where the solar system is located, including 65,438+0,000-400 billion stars, a large number of star clusters, nebulae, and various types of interstellar gas and dust. Seen from the earth, the Milky Way is a silver-white ring around the sky. The total mass is about 2 1000 billion times that of the sun, belonging to the local galaxy group. The nearest extragalactic galaxy is the dog dwarf galaxy, which is 42,000 light years away from the Milky Way.

The Milky Way is a oblate sphere with a huge disk structure, consisting of a bright and dense core, two main spiral arms and two unformed spiral arms, which are 4,500 light years apart. The sun is located on the arm of Orion, an arm of the Milky Way, and the distance to the center of the Milky Way is about 26,000 light years.